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Amex Business Platinum

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At a glance

Bonus
Up to 300,000 pointsAmex Membership Rewards
Amex shows the exact amount after you apply, before you accept, and it may be lower.
To earn it
Spend $20,000 in 3 months
Annual fee
$895 annual fee
Credits
Up to $7,109 in year one
13 credits with a dollar value
Apply by
No public end date stated

Terms and eligibility can change. Confirm the details with the issuer before you apply.

Credits and perks

Most used first. Tick what you don't need and the math leaves it out. Full terms are on the issuer's site.

  1. Wireless credit

    $10 a month, up to $120 a year

    Easy to use

  2. CLEAR Plus credit

    $209 each calendar year

    Easy to use

  3. Global Entry or TSA PreCheck credit

    $120 every 4 years

    Easy to use

  4. Global Lounge Collection

    No set dollar value

    Easy to use

  5. ChatGPT Business credit

    $300 each calendar year

    Takes some planning

  6. Hotel credit (Fine Hotels + Resorts / The Hotel Collection)

    $300 every six months, up to $600 a year

    Takes some planning

  7. Airline fee credit

    $200 each calendar year

    Takes some planning

  8. Hilton credit

    $50 a quarter, up to $200 a year

    Takes some planning

  9. Dell credit

    $150 each calendar year

    Takes some planning

  10. Adobe credit

    $250 each calendar year

    Takes some planning

  11. Indeed credit

    $90 a quarter, up to $360 a year

    Hard to use

  12. Dell $1,000 spend credit

    $1,000 each calendar year

    Hard to use

  13. American Express One AP credit

    $2,400 (next calendar year)

    Hard to use

  14. Amex Travel flight credit

    $1,200 (next calendar year)

    Hard to use
Year one
Unknownbonus + $7,109 credits − $895 fee
Each year after
+$6,124$7,019 credits − $895 fee

We can't total year one, because the bonus value or the annual fee isn't known.

1 perk has no set dollar value, so it isn't counted.

Biggest catches

  • Once-per-lifetime bonus. Amex can refuse the welcome offer if you have or have had the Business Platinum Card or an earlier version, and 'lifetime' is reported to run about 5-6+ years. Targeted no-lifetime-language offers are the exception. doctorofcredit.com (third-party)
  • Pop-up before approval. Even if you've never had this card, Amex can decide you won't get the bonus based on your Amex history and how many cards you've opened and closed. It shows that notice before processing, so you can withdraw; if you continue, you get the card without the bonus. americanexpress.com
  • Gift cards and cash equivalents don't count. Amex's welcome-offer terms exclude gift cards, prepaid card loads and other cash equivalents from eligible purchases, so they won't move you toward the spend. Doctor of Credit quotes this from Amex's terms; this card's own terms page wasn't re-read by us. doctorofcredit.com (third-party)
  • Clawback within 12 months. Amex's terms let it take the bonus back if you cancel or downgrade within 12 months, return the purchases you used to reach it, or 'game' the offer. Keep the card open for at least a year. thepointsguy.com (third-party)
  • Charge card: velocity limits don't apply, but approval isn't automatic. This is a charge card, so the community 1-in-5 / 2-in-90 limit and the cap on open Amex credit cards reportedly don't count it. That makes it easy to slot between Amex credit card applications. doctorofcredit.com (third-party)
  • Points are worth less as cash. Paying your bill with Membership Rewards gets about 0.6 cents a point, and Pay with Points for flights on Amex Travel gets 1 cent. Treat the 0.6-cent rate as the floor, not the value. thepointsguy.com (third-party)
  • 35% rebate now only on your selected airline. Premium-cabin tickets on other airlines no longer get the 35% Pay with Points rebate since Sept 18 2025. Pick your airline with this in mind. onemileatatime.com (third-party)
  • Most credits need enrollment. The Hilton, Dell, Adobe, Indeed, wireless and ChatGPT credits each need enrollment, and the Dell $1,000 and $250,000 credits need large spend first. americanexpress.com
  • Centurion guests aren't free. Guests cost $50 per adult unless you spend $75,000 a year, and since July 8 2026 guests must be on your flight. awardwallet.com (third-party)

Third-party report; not confirmed in the official offer terms we could retrieve. Details may be outdated or channel-specific. Verify the offer shown by the issuer before applying.

YMMV: approval and bonus eligibility are the issuer's decision.

Sensei's move

  1. Use the 35% Pay with Points rebate on your selected airline

    Book flights on your selected airline through Amex Travel with Pay with Points and 35% of the points come back, up to 1,000,000 a year. That works out to about 1.54 cents a point, the best fixed Amex rate. Since September 2025 it only works on your selected airline; premium cabins on other airlines no longer qualify.

    Still works as of Oct 17, 2026 · americanexpress.com

  2. Pair with a Blue Business Plus

    Put everyday spend on a no-fee Blue Business Plus at 2X (up to $50,000 a year) and keep the Business Platinum for perks and large purchases. Both earn the same Membership Rewards points.

    Still works as of Oct 17, 2026 · onemileatatime.com (third-party)

  3. Put $5,000+ purchases on it

    Single purchases of $5,000 or more, plus U.S. construction, electronics, software/cloud and shipping purchases, earn 2X up to $2 million a year. That beats the 1X base rate on big invoices.

    Still works as of Oct 17, 2026 · americanexpress.com

Third-party report; not confirmed in the official offer terms we could retrieve. Details may be outdated or channel-specific. Verify the offer shown by the issuer before applying.

Sensei's take

  • Strong churn
  • Keep one year
  • Travel wallet: maybe

Up to 300,000 points is the biggest bonus here: $1,800 at the cash floor, $3,000 at 1 cent, and about $4,600 if you redeem through the 35% rebate on your selected airline, if Amex shows you the full amount. The $20,000 in 3 months is steep and only works for a real business with real spend. The credits are tied to specific vendors, so the $895 fee is worth keeping only for frequent flyers whose business already uses Dell, Adobe, ChatGPT or Hilton. Most should cancel after 12 months.

Our opinion, from the facts on this page as of Oct 17, 2026.

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How today's offer compares

Today
300,000 points
Highest in 3 years
300,000 points
Apr 2026 · $20,000 spend in 3 months
Points bonus over time
  1. Apr 2026: 300,000 points, reported by Frequent Miler, highest in 3 years
  2. Oct 2026: 300,000 points, reported by American Express, highest in 3 years
  3. Today: 300,000 points

Today's offer matches the highest public offer for this card in the last 3 years.

Frequent Miler: 300,000 pointsfrequentmiler.comThird-party source

Third-party report; not confirmed in the official offer terms we could retrieve. Details may be outdated or channel-specific. Verify the offer shown by the issuer before applying.

Public offers anyone could apply for since Oct 2023, from the bonus-history sources we checked. Whether the first-year fee was waived isn't counted. Targeted and referral offers aren't compared.

Sources

Business Platinum Card product page on americanexpress.comamericanexpress.comOfficial sourceChecked Oct 18, 2026
Amex public terms page, checked by owner Oct 17 2026americanexpress.comOfficial sourceChecked Oct 17, 2026

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