Calculator: AMEX Points to Amazon Conversion

AMEX points to Amazon value

American Express Membership Rewards points can be redeemed on Amazon.com at a rate of 1,000 points for $7, giving AMEX points an Amazon value of 0.7 cents each. This is lower than their average value of 1 cent when redeemed for airfare through AMEX Travel and significantly less than the 2 cents per point you can get when transferring to travel partners.

Here's how Membership Rewards points stack up against other rewards points that can be used at checkout with Amazon:

How to link AMEX and Amazon accounts

You can use the Amazon Shop with Points portal to link your Membership Rewards account to your Amazon Rewards account. You'll also be asked about paying with points once you add an eligible Membership Rewards credit card to your Amazon.com account.

Once linked, you will be given the option to use your Membership Rewards points when selecting the payment method. It will show you the cash value of your entire balance for each Membership Rewards credit card attached to the account as well as the balance of any other Pay with Points options you have.

You can then enter how many points you wish to use and it will output how much those points are worth towards your total bill. You can pay in full or use points to cover a portion.

Are redeeming points on Amazon a good deal?

There is one specific instance in which it can be worth it to redeem Membership Rewards points towards purchases on Amazon.com and that is during one of their point-discount promotions.

Every now-and-then, Amazon will have an offer such as this:

"Get $X off when you use Membership Rewards points to pay for an order over $Y."

Depending on the discount and cost of the order, this can give your points high value. The best thing is that lots of these discounts do not require you to pay for the full order in points — some can even be triggered redeeming a single point.

But outside of that, you'll want to stick to using Membership Rewards points for travel if you want the most out of your hard earned rewards.

Convert AMEX points to Amazon

Use our AMEX Points to Amazon Conversion Calculator to find the cash value of your Membership Rewards points when redeemed on Amazon.com.