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What are American AAdvantage points worth?

About 2.56 cents each — $26 per thousand points.

That is our published figure, our own, as of 2026-09. How we arrive at it — and why a chart rate is a best case rather than a price you are certain to get.

Cards that earn them

• Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select — 2× on flights · Citi · $99 annual fee
• Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select — 2× on dining · Citi · $99 annual fee
• Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select — 1× on other · Citi · $99 annual fee
• Citi AAdvantage Executive — 4× on flights · Citi · $695 annual fee
• Citi AAdvantage Executive — 12× on hotels · Citi · $695 annual fee
• Citi AAdvantage Executive — 1× on other · Citi · $695 annual fee

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