The American Express® Cobalt® Card
AMERICAN EXPRESSEveryday rewards
The American Express® Cobalt® Card
7.9Canada Cards ScoreVery goodWelcome bonus
~$300
Earn up to 15,000 Membership Rewards points in your first year
Why get this card
- ✓Big welcome bonus worth ~$300
- ✓Earn 5x on eats & drinks (eligible restaurants, food delivery, groceries in canada)
Pros
- +Big welcome bonus worth about $300
- +Strong 5x earn on eats & drinks (eligible restaurants, food delivery, groceries in canada)
Cons
- -Steep $191.88 annual fee
- -High 21.99% purchase interest rate
Earn rates
- Eats & drinks (eligible restaurants, food delivery, groceries in Canada)5x
5X points per $1
- Streaming subscriptions3x
3X points per $1
- Gas, transit & ride share2x
2X points per $1
- Everything else1x
1X points per $1
- Amex Travel Online1x
1 additional point per $1
Welcome offer
Earn up to 15,000 Membership Rewards points in your first year
- Est. cash value
- ~$300
- Bonus points
- 15,000
- Minimum spend
- $750
- Spend window
- 30 days
- Offer ends
- —
Earn 1,250 Membership Rewards points for each monthly billing period in which you spend $750 on the Card in your first year as a new Cobalt Cardmember, up to 15,000 points. Current or former Cardmembers with this Card are not eligible.
Is this a record high? See the bonus history →Fees
- Annual fee
- $191.88
- Additional card
- —
- Foreign transaction fee
- —
$15.99/month (equals $191.88 annually) for non-Quebec residents; $191.88/year for Quebec residents
Interest rates
- Purchase APR
- 21.99%
- Cash advance APR
- 21.99%
- Balance transfer APR
- —
- Grace period
- —
- Rate effective date
- —
Benefits & insurance
- Lounge access
- —
- Insurance coverages
- 1
- Travel coverage
Redemption & eligibility
- Reward currency
- Membership Rewards points
- Redemption options
- Use Points for Purchases (1,000 points = $10), Travel, Gift cards, Merchandise
- Transfer partners
- —
- Min. personal income
- —
- Min. household income
- —
How we scored it
7.9Very good- Everyday earn rateWeight 30
5x on Eats & drinks (eligible restaurants, food delivery, groceries in Canada) (≈10.0¢/$)
- Welcome valueWeight 25
~$300 estimated
- Annual-fee valueWeight 20
$191.88 annual fee
- Benefits depthWeight 15
1 insurance coverages
- Interest costWeight 10
21.99% purchase APR
Our editorial rating, computed only from sourced figures. See the full methodology.
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Frequently asked
- Is the The American Express® Cobalt® Card worth it?
- It carries a $191.88 annual fee and a welcome offer worth about $300, for an estimated first-year value of +$108.12. Big welcome bonus worth ~$300. Compare it against similar cards below before deciding.
- What is the annual fee and interest rate on the The American Express® Cobalt® Card?
- The annual fee is $191.88. The purchase interest rate is 21.99% and the cash advance rate is 21.99%. These are sourced from American Express's official page.
- What rewards does the The American Express® Cobalt® Card earn?
- It earns up to 5x on eats & drinks (eligible restaurants, food delivery, groceries in canada), in Membership Rewards points. See the full earn-rate breakdown above.
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Every figure on this page comes from American Express's own pages. Last checked 2026-06-13.
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