Chase Freedom Unlimited
$200 welcome bonus · 5% on travel (via portal) · $0 annual fee
The Freedom Unlimited is one of the most useful no-fee cards around because its floor is 1.5% cash back on everything, not 1%, with 3% on dining and drugstores and 5% on travel booked through Chase Travel on top. That combination earns it the Best No-Fee badge on our cash back list, and the $200 bonus after just $500 in spend over three months is easy to clear. A 15-month 0% intro APR on both purchases and balance transfers adds real flexibility for a big purchase or a payoff plan. The catch is the foreign transaction fee, which makes it a poor choice to use abroad, and there is no grocery or gas category, so a dedicated card will beat it there. The extra 0.5% on Lyft through September 2027 and six months of DashPass are small extras, not reasons to apply.
Earn rates & credits
| Category | Rate |
|---|---|
Travel (via Portal) | 5% |
Dining | 3% |
Drugstores | 3% |
Transit On qualifying Lyft rides through September 30, 2027 (limited-time promo; 0.5% on top of the 1.5% base rate) Through Sep 30, 2027 | 2% |
Everything Else | 1.5% |
Card details
Regular APR | 18.24%–27.74% variable |
Intro APR on purchases | 0% for 15 months |
Intro APR on balance transfers | 0% for 15 months |
Foreign transaction fee | Yes |
Approval odds
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Chase Freedom Unlimited
Chase Freedom UnlimitedBased on 11 reported product changes. Percentages are shares of each direction, not of all cardholders, and a small sample can swing a long way.