Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus vs Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority

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

Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus earns more in 2 of 9 categories (supermarkets, travel), Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority in 0, with 7 tied. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus: $99 fee. Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority: fee not verified. 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	Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus	Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority	Wins
Restaurants	2x points (2.4¢)	2x points (2.4¢)	tie
Supermarkets	2x points (2.4¢)	1x points (1.2¢)	Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus
Gas stations	2x points (2.4¢)	2x points (2.4¢)	tie
Travel	2x points (2.4¢)	1x points (1.2¢)	Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus
Online shopping	1x points (1.2¢)	1x points (1.2¢)	tie
Drugstores	1x points (1.2¢)	1x points (1.2¢)	tie
Transit & rideshare	1x points (1.2¢)	1x points (1.2¢)	tie
Streaming	1x points (1.2¢)	1x points (1.2¢)	tie
Everything else	1x points (1.2¢)	1x points (1.2¢)	tie

Point values: Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus: Southwest Rapid Rewards at 1.2¢ toward travel; Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority: Southwest Rapid Rewards at 1.2¢ toward travel. Cash out and most points are worth 1¢ or less.

Fee and credits

Card	Annual fee	Statement credits	Credits, face value
Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus	$99 fee	DoorDash quarterly credit ($10 quarterly), Instacart monthly credit ($10 monthly)	$160 / yr
Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority	fee not verified	DoorDash credit ($10 quarterly), Instacart credit ($10 monthly)	$160 / yr

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Carrying both

Together they cover 2 of 9 categories above the other card's rate. See the pair as one wallet, then add the rest of your cards.

Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus in full → · Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority 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

Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus or Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority: which earns more?

Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus earns more in 2 of 9 categories (supermarkets, travel), Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority in 0, with 7 tied. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus: $99 fee. Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority: fee not verified. 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, Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus or Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority?

Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus: $99 fee. Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority: fee not verified.

Should I get both?

Only if each wins a category you spend in. Together they lead in 2 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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