Southwest Rapid Rewards Calculator
Unofficial. See the points and Tier Qualifying Points (TQP) a Southwest ticket earns. Rules as published by Southwest.
Southwest pays 2 fare points per $1 on Basic, 6 on Choice, 10 on Choice Preferred and 14 on Choice Extra. A-List adds 25% and A-List Preferred 100%, and Southwest cards add 2 to 4 points per $1. A-List needs 35,000 TQP (or 20 flights), A-List Preferred 70,000 (40 flights) and Companion Pass 135,000 (100 flights). These are the 2026 rules; new rates and tiers start January 1, 2027 (see below).
How this calculator works
Enter the base fare and the number of flights on the ticket, then pick the fare, your Rapid Rewards status and your Southwest card. The calculator multiplies the fare by the points rate for your fare, adds your status bonus and your card's points, and shows the tier qualifying points (TQP) the ticket adds toward A-List. The result updates as you change an answer.
What the inputs mean
- Ticket price: the base fare, without taxes and fees. Your receipt shows it.
- Flights on this ticket: each one-way flight segment counts toward the flight route to status: 20 flights for A-List, 40 for A-List Preferred.
- Fare: Basic, Choice, Choice Preferred or Choice Extra. Southwest sells fares by name and publishes no fare class letters.
- Southwest card: Plus, Premier or Priority.
How Rapid Rewards points are earned
Southwest pays fare points per $1 of base fare: 2 on Basic, 6 on Choice, 10 on Choice Preferred and 14 on Choice Extra. A-List adds 25% of the fare points and A-List Preferred 100%. A Southwest card adds 2 (Plus), 3 (Premier) or 4 (Priority) points per $1.
TQP are the fare points only: Southwest does not count bonus points, the A-List bonus included, or card points toward status. Premier cards do earn 1,500 TQP and Priority cards 2,500 for every $5,000 spent. A-List needs 35,000 TQP or 20 flights, A-List Preferred 70,000 or 40, and Companion Pass 135,000 qualifying points or 100 flights. Status lasts for the rest of the year it is earned and all of the next year. Points do not expire.
Example
A $300 Choice fare for an A-List member paying with a Priority card earns 1,800 fare points, a 450-point A-List bonus and 1,200 card points: 3,450 points. It adds 1,800 TQP.
What changes on January 1, 2027
This calculator uses the 2026 rates. Southwest's new Rapid Rewards program starts January 1, 2027:
- Fares: points and TQP per $1 become 2 on Basic, 6 on Choice, 8 on Choice Preferred and 10 on Choice Extra.
- Tiers: A-List becomes Silver (40% bonus; 35,000 TQP or 25 flights), A-List Preferred becomes Gold (60% bonus; 65,000 TQP or 50 flights), and a new Platinum tier (120% bonus; 140,000 TQP or 100 flights) includes unlimited Companion Pass trips.
- Milestones: 20,000 TQP or 15 flights gives a choice of 2,000 points or two Preferred Seat Certificates; 95,000 TQP or 75 flights gives three Companion Pass trips.
- Cards: every Southwest Rapid Rewards card, Plus included, earns 1 TQP per $1 spent, with no cap, and cardmembers get a one-time 10,000 TQP boost on reaching 130,000 TQP in 2027.
- Companion Pass qualifying points end on December 31, 2026; a pass already earned keeps its full term. Status earned in 2026 carries over: A-List as Silver, A-List Preferred as Gold.
More on Southwest fares
Reward flights and Companion Pass travel are not qualifying flights. The Southwest fares page compares the four fares: change and refund rules, boarding groups, seats and bag fees.
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