Capital One Venture vs Blue Cash Preferred

Compare Rewards, Interest Rates, Fees, and Benefits

Capital One Venture is a travel credit card. How does it compare to Blue Cash Preferred from American Express, a cash back, gas and grocery card? Read our comparison chart below.

Keep in mind, the Capital One Venture has a $95 annual fee, while the Blue Cash Preferred has a $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95.

	Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card	Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express
	Credit Card Interest Rates & Fees
Introductory APR for Purchases	N/A	0% introductory APR on purchases for 12 months
Introductory APR for Balance Transfers	N/A	0% introductory APR on balance transfers for 12 months
Purchase APR	19.99% to 29.24% (Variable) based on your creditworthiness and other factors	18.24% to 29.24% Variable based on your creditworthiness and other factors
Balance Transfers APR	19.99% to 29.24% (Variable) based on your creditworthiness and other factors	18.24% to 29.24% Variable based on your creditworthiness and other factors
Foreign Transaction Fee	No foreign transaction fee	2.7% of each transaction after conversion to US dollars.
Annual Fee	$95 annual fee	$0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95
	Credit Card Rewards & Benefits
Introductory Bonus Cash Back		Earn a $250 statement credit after you spend $3,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card within the first 6 months.
Introductory Bonus Airline Rewards	Earn 75,000 miles once you spend $4,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account opening, plus receive a one-time $250 Capital One Travel credit in your first cardholder year – that's equal to $1,000 in travel
Cash Back Rewards		6% Cash Back at U.S. supermarkets on up to $6,000 per year in purchases (then 1%). 6% Cash Back on select U.S. streaming subscriptions. 3% Cash Back at U.S. gas stations. 3% Cash Back on transit (including taxis/rideshare, parking, tolls, trains, buses and more). 1% Cash Back on other purchases. Cash back is received in the form of Reward Dollars that can be redeemed as a statement credit.
Travel Rewards	Earn 2 miles per dollar on all purchases. Redeem your miles for travel purchases or transfer your miles to over 10+ travel loyalty programs.
Airline Rewards	Earn 2 miles per dollar on all purchases
Gas Rewards		3% Cash Back at U.S. gas stations and on transit (including taxis/rideshare, parking, tolls, trains, buses and more). Cash back is received in the form of Reward Dollars that can be redeemed as a statement credit.
Grocery Rewards		6% Cash Back at U.S. supermarkets on up to $6,000 per year in purchases (then 1%). Cash back is received in the form of Reward Dollars that can be redeemed as a statement credit.
Airline Transfer Partners	Capital One transfer partners include Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air France/KLM, Avianca, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad, EVA, Finnair, Hainan, Qantas, Qatar, and Singapore Airlines.
	CreditDonkey® Credit Card Reviews
Pros & Cons		Pros: 6% at U.S. supermarkets (up to $6k/year in purchases, then 1%) 3% at U.S. gas stations Bonus cash back promotional offer Cons: Annual fee Not a Visa/MasterCard
Bottom Line		Excellent cash back credit card for families... Read full review
		Read Blue Cash Preferred Review
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Comments

Barbara Jones from Ohio
on September 2017 said about Capital One Venture:
Ease of redeeming points for any type of travel.

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