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American Express® Gold Card
Welcome bonus
Earn up to 100,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $8,000 on eligible purchases within the first 6 months of Card Membership. Welcome offers vary by applicant and some may see a lower public offer (e.g., 60,000-90,000 points).
Our conservative value estimate: ~$2,000
- Annual fee
- $325
- Rewards
- American Express Membership Rewards
- Earn rates
- 4x Restaurants worldwide (incl. takeout & delivery in the U.S.) (up to $50,000/yr) — 4X on up to $50,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X.
- 4x U.S. supermarkets (up to $25,000/yr) — 4X on up to $25,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X.
- 5x Prepaid hotels booked on AmexTravel.com — 5X on prepaid hotels booked through American Express Travel.
- 3x Flights (booked directly with airlines or on AmexTravel.com) — 3X on flights booked directly with airlines or through American Express Travel.
- 2x Prepaid car rentals booked on AmexTravel.com — 2X on prepaid rental cars booked through American Express Travel.
- 1x Everything else — 1X on all other eligible purchases.
- Foreign transaction fee
- None
- Statement credits
- $120 Dining Credit (annual) — Up to $10 in statement credits monthly ($120/yr) at eligible partners including Grubhub, The Cheesecake Factory, Five Guys, Wonder, and Goldbelly. Enrollment required.
- $120 Uber Cash (annual) — $10 in Uber Cash each month ($120/yr) for U.S. Uber rides and Uber Eats orders. Amex Gold Card must be added to the Uber account.
- $100 Resy Credit (annual) — Up to $50 in statement credits twice per year ($100/yr) at U.S. Resy restaurants and other Resy purchases. Enrollment required.
- $84 Dunkin' Credit (annual) — Up to $7 in statement credits monthly ($84/yr) on Dunkin' purchases at U.S. locations. Enrollment required.
- Typical credit
- Excellent (~720+), Good (~690–719)
- Issuer rules
- No preset spending limit: purchasing power adjusts based on usage, payment history, credit record, and financial resources (charge card with Pay Over Time option).
- Welcome bonus is limited to once per lifetime per Card product; not available if you have or have had this Card.
- Subject to American Express 5/90 rule (max 5 credit cards) and 2/90 rule (approvals limited to 2 cards per 90 days).
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Sources
Every value above is verified against these sources. Last checked 2026-07-23.
- American Express - Gold Card official page — annualFee · accessed 2026-07-23
- American Express - Gold Card official page — earnRates · accessed 2026-07-23
- American Express - Gold Card official page — credits · accessed 2026-07-23
- American Express - Gold Card official page — foreignTransactionFeePct · accessed 2026-07-23
- The Points Guy - Amex Gold 2026 refresh (bonus & $8,000 spend) — signupBonus · accessed 2026-07-23
- Firstcard - Amex Gold sign-up bonus 2026 — signupBonus · accessed 2026-07-23
- CNBC Select - Amex Gold annual fee & benefits — annualFee · accessed 2026-07-23
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