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American ExpressAmerican Express® Gold Card
•••• •••• •••• 9838
VALID THRU12/29
AMEX
Flexible Points Cards

Annual Fee

$325

Foreign Txn Fee

$0

Credit Needed

Good to Excellent (690+)

APR

19.49%–28.49% variable (Pay Over Time)

Rewards Categories

4x Restaurants worldwide (up to $50,000/yr, then 1x)

4x U.S. supermarkets (up to $25,000/yr, then 1x)

3x Flights booked directly or via Amex Travel

1x All other purchases

Benefits

Up to $120 annual dining credit (Grubhub, Cheesecake Factory, Goldbelly & more)

Up to $120 Uber Cash annually ($10/month)

Up to $84 Dunkin' credit annually

Up to $100 Resy dining credit annually

Complimentary Hertz Five Star status

No foreign transaction fees

Up to $120 per year in statement credits across partner brands

Baggage insurance and purchase protection

Welcome Bonus

Up to 100,000 Membership Rewards® points after spending $8,000 in first 6 months

Pros & Cons

Pros

Best-in-class 4x on dining and U.S. supermarkets — top tier for food spending

Multiple monthly credits add real, recurring value if used consistently

Points transfer to the same valuable airline/hotel partners as Platinum

Lower fee than Platinum while still earning strong points

Cons

$325 fee, up from $250 a few years ago

Dining/grocery credits require specific merchants (Grubhub, Resy, Dunkin')

Only 1x on most non-dining/grocery/flight spending

No lounge access unlike Platinum

Best For / Worst For

Best For

Households that spend heavily on groceries and dining out


Worst For

People who don't cook-adjacent spend or eat out much, or want travel perks

Reward Valuation

Membership Rewards points valued around 1.7–2.0 cents when transferred; the dining/grocery 4x categories are some of the highest-value bonus categories among points cards.

Points Value Breakdown

Average Value

1.80¢/point

Travel Redemption

1¢/point

Transfer Partner Value

2¢/point

Statement Credit Value

0.60¢/point

Cash-Out Value

0.60¢/point


Example

100,000 welcome bonus points ≈ $1,000 transferred to airline/hotel partners at ~2¢ each, the strongest realistic redemption for this bonus.

Statement Credits

Dining Credit

$120/yr

$10/mo at Grubhub, Cheesecake Factory, Goldbelly, Wine.com, and more


Uber Cash

$120/yr

$10/mo, must add card to Uber app


Resy Credit

$100/yr

$50 semi-annually at Resy-booked restaurants


Dunkin' Credit

$84/yr

$7/mo at Dunkin' locations

Transfer Partners

Delta SkyMiles

No transfer fee

1:1


British Airways Avios

Good for short-haul award flights

1:1


Marriott Bonvoy

Bonus at higher transfer tiers

1:1

Travel Protections

Baggage Insurance

Secondary coverage for lost/damaged checked baggage

Trip Delay Insurance

Reimbursement for delays of 6+ hours

Insurance Benefits

Purchase Protection

Covers eligible purchases against damage/theft for 90 days

Extended Warranty

Extends eligible U.S. manufacturer warranties

Approval Odds

Generally requires good to excellent credit (690+). More attainable than Platinum but Amex still weighs total card relationship.

Historical Welcome Offers

June 2026

High Offer

Up to 100,000 points after $8,000 spend in 6 months


2025

60,000 points after $6,000 spend in 6 months

User Reviews

★★★★★

March 2026

Pays for itself on groceries alone

Between the 4x at supermarkets and the dining credit, this card covers its fee easily for a family that cooks and eats out regularly.

R.P.

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Last verified June 2026