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The Platinum Card® from American Express
Welcome bonus
Welcome offer as high as 175,000 Membership Rewards points after spending $12,000 in eligible purchases in the first 6 months. This is an 'as high as' offer and the amount you are approved for may be lower (base offers as low as 80,000 have been reported after the credit pull). Estimated value assumes ~2.0 cents per point.
Our conservative value estimate: ~$3,500
- Annual fee
- $895
- Rewards
- American Express Membership Rewards
- Earn rates
- 5x Flights booked directly with airlines or through American Express Travel (up to $500,000/yr)
- 5x Prepaid hotels booked through American Express Travel
- 1x Everything else
- Foreign transaction fee
- None
- Statement credits
- $600 Hotel Credit (Fine Hotels + Resorts / The Hotel Collection) (semiannual) — Up to $300 semi-annually ($600/yr) on prepaid Fine Hotels + Resorts or The Hotel Collection bookings via Amex Travel; two-night minimum for The Hotel Collection.
- $400 Resy Dining Credit (quarterly) — Up to $100 per quarter ($400/yr) at U.S. restaurants and eligible Resy purchases. Enrollment required.
- $300 Digital Entertainment Credit (monthly) — Up to $25/month ($300/yr) for Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, The New York Times, Peacock, Paramount+, Wall Street Journal, YouTube Premium and YouTube TV. Enrollment required.
- $300 Lululemon Credit (quarterly) — Up to $75 per quarter ($300/yr) on lululemon purchases (in-store and online). Enrollment required.
- $300 Equinox Credit (annual) — Up to $300/yr toward Equinox club membership, Equinox+ digital fitness subscription, or a SoulCycle At-Home bike. Enrollment required.
- $200 Uber Cash (monthly) — $15 in Uber Cash each month plus a $20 bonus in December ($200/yr) for U.S. Uber rides and Uber Eats orders. Requires Amex Platinum as payment method in the Uber app.
- $200 Airline Fee Credit (annual) — Up to $200/yr in statement credits for incidental fees (checked bags, in-flight refreshments, etc.) with one selected qualifying airline. Enrollment required.
- $200 Oura Ring Credit (annual) — Up to $200 back per calendar year on an Oura Ring purchase (hardware only). Enrollment required.
- $155 Walmart+ Credit (monthly) — Covers a $12.95/month Walmart+ membership (up to $155/yr including taxes). Plus Ups excluded.
- $120 Uber One Credit (monthly) — Up to $120/yr issued as $10/month toward an eligible Uber One membership.
- $219 CLEAR Plus Credit (annual) — Up to $219/yr in statement credits for a CLEAR Plus membership.
- $120 Global Entry / TSA PreCheck Credit (one-time) — Up to $120 for Global Entry every 4 years, or up to $85 for TSA PreCheck every 4.5 years.
- Typical credit
- Excellent (~720+), Good (~690–719)
- Issuer rules
- Amex once-in-a-lifetime rule: the welcome bonus can generally be earned only once per Card product, and Amex uses eligibility language to exclude applicants who have or previously held the Card.
- Welcome bonus eligibility is shared across affiliated Platinum products (e.g. Schwab and Morgan Stanley Platinum variants).
- The up to $100 Saks Fifth Avenue credit was removed for new Card Members effective July 1, 2026.
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Sources
Every value above is verified against these sources. Last checked 2026-07-23.
- American Express - The Platinum Card official product page — annualFee · accessed 2026-07-23
- US Credit Card Guide - Amex Platinum welcome offer (175k / $12,000 / 6 months) — signupBonus · accessed 2026-07-23
- One Mile at a Time - Amex Platinum as high as 175k welcome offer — signupBonus · accessed 2026-07-23
- American Express - 5X flights and prepaid hotels via Amex Travel — earnRates · accessed 2026-07-23
- American Express - statement credits (Resy, Uber, hotel, CLEAR, digital entertainment, lululemon, Walmart+) — credits · accessed 2026-07-23
- Daily Drop - Amex Platinum 2025 refresh full credit list (Equinox, Oura, CLEAR) — credits · accessed 2026-07-23
- Upgraded Points - Amex Platinum 2025 major refresh details — credits · accessed 2026-07-23
- CNBC Select - Amex Platinum $895 fee and 2025 benefit changes — annualFee · accessed 2026-07-23
- NerdWallet - Amex Platinum loses Saks credit starting July 1, 2026 — eligibility · accessed 2026-07-23
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