Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority: what it earns

Updated September 24, 2026 · from RightCard's verified card and merchant data

Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority earns 2x points at restaurants, 2x points at gas stations, and 1x points on everything else. We value Southwest Rapid Rewards at 1.2¢ per point toward travel and 1¢ as cash; the table below shows both readings. Annual fee: not verified yet.

Every category, as published

The everyday rates only. No welcome bonus, no limited-time offers. Where a rotating 5% quarter is live today it is noted in the row.

Category	Earn	≈ value / $1
Restaurants	2x points	2¢ cash · 2.4¢ travel
Supermarkets	1x points	1¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel
Gas stations	2x points	2¢ cash · 2.4¢ travel
Travel	1x points	1¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel
Online shopping	1x points	1¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel
Drugstores	1x points	1¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel
Transit & rideshare	1x points	1¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel
Streaming	1x points	1¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel
Everything else	1x points	1¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel

Travel value uses 1.2¢ per point for Southwest Rapid Rewards, a conservative figure. Cash redemptions on most points programs pay 1¢ or less.

Where it beats a flat 2% card

Restaurants, Gas stations. Everywhere else a plain 2% card earns more, so this card is a category card, not an everything card.

Statement credits

Verified from the issuer's terms. A credit is worth its face value only if you would spend there anyway.

Credit	Amount	Per year
DoorDash credit	$10 quarterly · enrollment required	$40 / yr
Instacart credit	$10 monthly · enrollment required	$120 / yr

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Delivery apps and the dining rate

DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub set their own merchant codes. Chase and Amex write delivery into their dining terms; read yours once. The DoorDash breakdown.

See it against the rest of your wallet →

How RightCard handles this: add the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority in the app and it competes with your other cards at every store, with your bank offers and this quarter's rotating bonus folded in. The app is free and private. No bank login. Recommendations are computed on your phone.

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FAQ

What does the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority earn at supermarkets?

1x points at stores that code as supermarkets. Superstores and warehouse clubs usually do not count.

What does the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority earn on everything else?

1x points on purchases outside its bonus categories.

Does the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority have an annual fee?

We have not verified the fee from two sources yet, so this page does not state one.

How much are Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority points worth?

About 1.2¢ each toward travel by our conservative estimate for Southwest Rapid Rewards, and 1¢ or less as cash.

Where these numbers come from: RightCard's data pipeline re-checks each card's published rates weekly and lists a rate only after two independent sources agree. Merchant codes come from our merchant directory. If a card or store is missing here, it is because we could not verify it, not because we guessed.

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