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U.S. Bank Altitude Connect Visa Signature vs Cash+ Visa Signature

Both are U.S. Bank cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.

Best card by category Card terms as of Sep 14

Everything else

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 1.0% 1x base rate
  2. Cash+ Visa Signature 1.0% 1% base rate

Dining

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 2.0% 2x
  2. Cash+ Visa Signature 1.0% 1% base rate

Groceries

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 2.0% 2x
  2. Cash+ Visa Signature 1.0% 1% base rate

Gas

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 4.0% 4x, capped
  2. Cash+ Visa Signature 1.0% 1% base rate

Streaming

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 2.0% 2x
  2. Cash+ Visa Signature 1.0% 1% base rate

Flights

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 4.0% 4x
  2. Cash+ Visa Signature 1.0% 1% base rate

Hotels

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5x
  2. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 4.0% 4x
  3. Cash+ Visa Signature 1.0% 1% base rate

Car rental

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5x
  2. Altitude Connect Visa Signature 1.0% 1x base rate
  3. Cash+ Visa Signature 1.0% 1% base rate

What the numbers are doing

Altitude Connect Visa Signature's 4x on gas runs out: it applies to the first $1,000 of gas spend a quarter, and everything past that earns 1x.

Cash+ Visa Signature lets you choose 2 categories to earn 5% on. This table assumes nothing is chosen yet, so it earns its base rate everywhere; choose in the generator to see where it lands.

Where they differ: Altitude Connect Visa Signature takes dining, groceries, gas and streaming, plus 3 more. Cash+ Visa Signature wins nothing outright in this wallet.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseAltitude Connect Visa Signature1.0%
DiningAltitude Connect Visa Signature2.0%
GroceriesAltitude Connect Visa Signature2.0%
GasAltitude Connect Visa Signature4.0%
StreamingAltitude Connect Visa Signature2.0%
FlightsAltitude Connect Visa Signature4.0%
HotelsAltitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center5.0%
Car rentalAltitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center5.0%

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Every category, every card

Everything else

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 1.0%
  2. Cash+ Visa Signature — 1.0%

Dining

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 2.0%
  2. Cash+ Visa Signature — 1.0%

Groceries

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 2.0%
  2. Cash+ Visa Signature — 1.0%

Gas

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 4.0%
  2. Cash+ Visa Signature — 1.0%

Streaming

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 2.0%
  2. Cash+ Visa Signature — 1.0%

Flights

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 4.0%
  2. Cash+ Visa Signature — 1.0%

Hotels

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%
  2. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 4.0%
  3. Cash+ Visa Signature — 1.0%

Car rental

  1. Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%
  2. Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 1.0%
  3. Cash+ Visa Signature — 1.0%

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