The Amex Platinum and Gold Pair
American Express The Platinum Card, Gold Card — one pass, free, no account and no app. Gold Card takes dining, groceries and car rental and 1 more; The Platinum Card takes flights and hotels.
Card terms as of Sep 14. Open the downloaded pass on an iPhone to add it to Wallet. Regenerate it when card terms change.
What you get
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | The Platinum Card1.6% |
| Dining | Gold Card6.4% |
| Groceries | Gold Card6.4% |
| Flights | The Platinum Card8.0% |
| Hotels | The Platinum Card · American Express Travel8.0% |
| Car rental | Gold Card · American Express Travel3.2% |
| Cruises | Gold Card · American Express Travel3.2% |
Content preview. Apple Wallet controls the layout; visible categories vary by device. Categories that rank the same as Everything else are left off; every other category is in pass details.
Every category, every card
Everything else
- The Platinum Card — 1.6%
- Gold Card — 1.6%
Dining
- Gold Card — 6.4%
- The Platinum Card — 1.6%
Groceries
- Gold Card — 6.4%
- The Platinum Card — 1.6%
Flights
- The Platinum Card — 8.0%
- The Platinum Card · American Express Travel — 8.0%
- Gold Card — 4.8%
- Gold Card · American Express Travel — 4.8%
Hotels
- The Platinum Card · American Express Travel — 8.0%
- Gold Card · American Express Travel — 8.0%
- The Platinum Card — 1.6%
- Gold Card — 1.6%
Car rental
- Gold Card · American Express Travel — 3.2%
- The Platinum Card — 1.6%
- Gold Card — 1.6%
Cruises
- Gold Card · American Express Travel — 3.2%
- The Platinum Card — 1.6%
- Gold Card — 1.6%
Why these cards
Gold Card takes dining, groceries and car rental and 1 more; The Platinum Card takes flights and hotels.
A cheat sheet in your Wallet that tells you which card to use. No account, no bank linking, no subscription.
See the full ranking for American Express The Platinum Card, Gold Card — every spend category, every card, with the reasons. Or open it in the generator and change the cards.