Is the Chase Ink Business Preferred worth it?
Chase Ultimate Rewards · $95 annual fee
Source date June 8, 2026~$905Estimated first-year value
Card terms under re-review
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- Annual fee
- $95
- Signup bonus
- 100,000 ptsafter $8,000 in 3 months
- Foreign tx fee
- None
- Credit needed
- Good to excellent (typically 700+)
Scores and offer rankings are withheld while card terms are under re-review.
Estimated first-year math
| Estimated bonus value (100,000 pts @ 1c) | + $1,000 |
| Estimated usable credits | + $0 |
| Annual fee | − $95 |
| Estimated year-one net | $905 |
We value Chase Ultimate Rewards at a conservative 1c/point (a motivated redeemer can reach ~2c). We use 1c for cash or standard Chase Travel redemptions. Points Boost applies to selected bookings; legacy portal values depend on the card and eligible points. Neither is assumed here. 2c is an editorial transfer target, not a guaranteed rate. Chase baseline and transfer terms checked September 7, 2026; other valuations were not re-reviewed. See how we value points.
The recorded signup offer
These are recorded offer facts and labeled model estimates. Card terms under re-review; check the issuer for the current offer.
Recent typical offer
100,000 points after $8,000 spend in 3 months
Offers change constantly: this is a recent typical bonus, not a guarantee. Always verify the live offer on the issuer's site before applying.
Both bars are our planning estimates for 100,000 points. Actual redemption values can differ.
at 2¢/pt: our achievable estimate
at 1¢/pt: our conservative planning estimate
That's $1,000 (50%) between our estimates, with the percentage measured against the achievable estimate. The card-value calculations on this page use our planning baseline.
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What you actually get
- 3x on travel and key business categories (shipping, internet/cable/phone, social-media/search advertising) on the first $150,000/year combined, then 1x
- Earns full transferable Ultimate Rewards points (transfer to airline/hotel partners), not flat cash back
- 5x on Lyft rides through Sept 30, 2027
- Cell-phone protection: up to $1,000/claim ($100 deductible, 3 claims/year) when you pay the bill with the card
- Trip cancellation/interruption (up to $5,000/person, $10,000/trip) and primary rental-car coverage for business rentals
- Purchase protection and extended-warranty coverage on eligible purchases
- Free employee cards, and no foreign transaction fee
How it earns
Where the points actually shine
These are the airlines and hotels this card's points move to. You transfer points out of Chase Ultimate Rewards into the partner's own program, then book an available award there. Compare the actual award cost, fees, and portal price before transferring. “1:1” means 1,000 of your points become 1,000 of theirs. The full guide for Chase Ultimate Rewards.
Sapphire Preferred transfers to Hyatt at 4:3 (1,000 Chase points become 750 Hyatt points). Chase applied that rate to new applicants on June 15, 2026. Accounts opened before June 15, 2026 kept 1:1 through September 30, 2026; 4:3 applies to them from October 1, 2026. Ink Business Preferred moved to 4:3 on October 1, 2026. Other Chase cards can differ; confirm your card's displayed rate before transferring. Hyatt award prices are in Hyatt points, not Chase points.
Source date 2026-09-07 · Issuer source
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