Blue Cash Everyday vs Blue Cash Preferred

Updated September 17, 2026 · from RightCard's verified card and merchant data

American Express Blue Cash Preferred earns more in 3 of 9 categories (supermarkets, transit & rideshare, streaming), American Express Blue Cash Everyday in 1, with 5 tied. Blue Cash Everyday: no annual fee. Blue Cash Preferred: $95 fee. Counting categories is not the same as counting your spend: the winner for you is the one that wins where your money goes.

Every category, side by side

Published everyday rates. For points cards the value in brackets uses our conservative travel estimate; as cash, points are worth 1¢. No welcome bonuses, no limited-time offers.

Category	Blue Cash Everyday	Blue Cash Preferred	Wins
Restaurants	1%	1%	tie
Supermarkets	3%	6%	Blue Cash Preferred
Gas stations	3%	3%	tie
Travel	1%	1%	tie
Online shopping	3%	1%	Blue Cash Everyday
Drugstores	1%	1%	tie
Transit & rideshare	1%	3%	Blue Cash Preferred
Streaming	1%	6%	Blue Cash Preferred
Everything else	1%	1%	tie

Fee and credits

Card	Annual fee	Statement credits	Credits, face value
Blue Cash Everyday	no annual fee	Disney Streaming Credit ($7 monthly)	$84 / yr
Blue Cash Preferred	$95 fee	Disney Streaming Credit ($10 monthly)	$120 / yr

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Carrying both

Together they cover 4 of 9 categories above the other card's rate. See the pair as one wallet, then add the rest of your cards.

American Express Blue Cash Everyday in full → · American Express Blue Cash Preferred in full →

How RightCard handles this: add both cards and the app picks between them 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

Blue Cash Everyday or Blue Cash Preferred: which earns more?

American Express Blue Cash Preferred earns more in 3 of 9 categories (supermarkets, transit & rideshare, streaming), American Express Blue Cash Everyday in 1, with 5 tied. Blue Cash Everyday: no annual fee. Blue Cash Preferred: $95 fee. Counting categories is not the same as counting your spend: the winner for you is the one that wins where your money goes.

Which has the lower annual fee, Blue Cash Everyday or Blue Cash Preferred?

Blue Cash Everyday: no annual fee. Blue Cash Preferred: $95 fee.

Should I get both?

Only if each wins a category you spend in. Together they lead in 4 of 9 categories; the rate-my-wallet tool shows the pair as one wallet.

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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