Chase’s 5% Bonus Categories, Q2 2025: Amazon and Streaming

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April showers bring May flowers and Chase Freedom’s rotating bonus categories.

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From April 1 through June 30, 2025, Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom® cardholders can earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined category spending on Amazon and eligible streaming purchases. All other non-bonus category spending earns 1% cash back.

You must activate the bonus categories by June 14, 2025, to earn the elevated rate, and note that you can earn those bonus rewards retroactively.

Chase is also offering a "surprise" bonus category each quarter in 2025, as part of its 15-year celebration of offering rotating categories. So in addition to this quarter's rotating 5% categories, eligible cardholders who activate can also earn 5% cash back on eligible internet, cable and phone services from June 1 through June 30, 2025.

Chase Freedom® and Chase Freedom Flex® bonus rewards categories for 2025

Q1 (Jan. 1-March 31)

  • Grocery stores.

  • Fitness clubs.

  • Hair, nails and spa services.

  • Norwegian Cruise Line.

  • March only: Tax preparation and insurance.

Q2 (April 1-June 30)

  • Amazon.

  • Select streaming services.

  • June only: Eligible internet, cable and phone services.

Q3 (July 1-Sept. 30)

TBD. (In 2024: Gas stations and EV charging; select live entertainment; movie theaters.)

Q4 (Oct. 1-Dec. 31)

TBD. (In 2024: McDonald's; PayPal; Pet shops and vet services; select charities.)

More about this quarter’s bonus categories

Amazon is returning as a second-quarter bonus category for the fourth year in a row. When you activate, you’ll get bonus cash back for all spending done at the mega-retailer, which includes Amazon Prime subscriptions, Amazon Fresh orders, Amazon.com gift cards, digital downloads, plus purchases made at physical Whole Foods Market stores and at wholefoodsmarket.com.

"Streaming services” was last offered as Chase bonus category in the second quarter of 2022. This quarter (Q2 2025), you can earn bonus rewards on streaming services like HBO Max, Paramount+, Peacock, Showtime, Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, Netflix, Apple Music, SiriusXM, Pandora, Spotify, YouTube TV and more. Note that non-subscription purchases, like video downloads and gift cards, won’t count toward this category.

For its 15-year anniversary celebration, Chase is also offering bonus rewards on internet, cable and phone services during the last month of the second quarter of 2025. Note, however, that equipment purchases are not included in this category. “Internet, cable and phone service” was last featured as a bonus category in the first quarter of 2021.

Chase Freedom Flex®

In addition to quarterly rotating 5% bonus categories, the $0-annual-fee Chase Freedom Flex® offers the following benefits:

APR: 0% intro APR on purchases and Balance Transfers for 15 months, and then the ongoing APR of 19.49%-28.24%, Variable APR.

Rewards:

  • 5% back on travel booked through Chase.

  • 3% back on dining, including takeout and delivery services.

  • 3% back on drugstore purchases.

  • 5% back on qualifying Lyft services purchased through the Lyft app (through March 31, 2025).

  • 1% back on all other purchases.


Information related to the Chase Freedom® credit card has been collected by NerdWallet and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuer of this card.

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Chase Freedom Unlimited Credit Card

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Chase Freedom Unlimited®
5.0
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Rewards rate

1.5%-5%

Enjoy 5% cash back on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠, 3% cash back on drugstore purchases and dining at restaurants, including takeout and eligible delivery service, and unlimited 1.5% cash back on all other purchases.

Cashback

Intro offer

Up to $300

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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
5.0
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Rewards rate

1x-5x

5x on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠, 3x on dining, select streaming services and online groceries, 2x on all other travel purchases, 1x on all other purchases.

Points

Intro offer

60,000

Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.

Points
Chase Freedom Flex

on Chase's website

Chase Freedom Flex®
5.0
NerdWallet Rating
Rewards rate

1%-5%

Earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases in bonus categories each quarter you activate. Earn 5% on Chase travel purchased through Chase Travel®, 3% on dining and drugstores, and 1% on all other purchases.

Cashback

Intro offer

$200

Earn a $200 Bonus after you spend $500 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening.

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