Capital One Savor vs Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard®

Capital One Savor
VS
Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard®
The short answer: The Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard® delivers a bit more value for most spenders, but choose the Capital One Savor if you spend more on dining, streaming.

Side-by-side comparison

Capital One SavorChoice Privileges® Select Mastercard®
Annual feeNo annual fee$95
Welcome offer$200 $250 cash bonus (limited-time)60,000 points
Dining3x1x
Groceries3x5x
Gas1x5x
Travel1x1x
Streaming3x1x
Everything else1x1x
Est. yearly rewards*$484$618
Points typePools with Capital One → transferableLocked to Choice Privileges
NetworkMastercardMastercard

*Estimated yearly rewards on typical household spending, every point valued at a flat 1 cent. Verified June 2026. See your own numbers in the calculator.

The verdict

On a typical year of household spending, the Capital One Savor earns about $484 a year in rewards and the Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard® about $618, valuing every point at a flat 1 cent. The Capital One Savor has no annual fee, so its rewards are all profit. The Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard® charges $95, which you clear through its rewards and perks. Counting rewards, fees, and any credits, the Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard® delivers more total value, about $39 a year more for a typical spender, mostly because it earns more where you spend most, on groceries and gas. The bigger difference is the ceiling: the Capital One Savor earns points you can move to travel partners for outsized value, while the Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard® stays locked to a single airline or hotel program. Favor the Capital One Savor if you will use travel transfers, the Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard® if you want simplicity. On the sign-up bonus, the Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard® currently has the larger welcome offer. Note that Capital One Savor is running a limited-time offer above the usual amount, so that edge may not last. A welcome bonus is a one-time event, so weigh it apart from the ongoing rewards.

Pick the Capital One Savor if your spending leans toward dining, streaming. Pick the Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard® if your spending leans toward groceries, gas.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Capital One Savor or the Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard® better?
On typical household spending, the Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard® comes out ahead after its annual fee, by roughly $39 a year with every point valued at a flat 1 cent. But the Capital One Savor can be the better fit if your spending lines up with its stronger categories. Run both through the Cardocrat calculator to see your own numbers.
Can I have both the Capital One Savor and the Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard®?
In most cases yes, as long as you meet each issuer's approval rules (for example Chase's 5/24 rule). Many people hold complementary cards to cover more bonus categories, then pool or redeem the rewards together where the program allows.
Which has the better welcome bonus, the Capital One Savor or the Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard®?
As of June 2026, the Capital One Savor offers $250 cash bonus and the Choice Privileges® Select Mastercard® offers 60,000 points. Welcome offers change often, so confirm the current offer on each card's page before applying.