Chase Ink Business Preferred DashPass Benefit: How to Activate

Chase Ink Business Preferred cardholders can get a free DashPass membership worth about $120 a year, plus a recurring $10 monthly discount on non-restaurant orders. Here’s exactly what it covers, how to activate it, and the gotchas that trip people up.

What Is DashPass?

DashPass is DoorDash’s subscription service, normally about $10/month on its own. It eliminates delivery fees and reduces service fees on eligible orders across DoorDash and Caviar, covering restaurant, grocery, and retail deliveries. Subscribers also get access to exclusive in-app promotions.

What You Get With Ink Business Preferred

Eligible Ink Business Preferred cardholders who activate DashPass get:

• 12+ months of complimentary DashPass, valid on both DoorDash and Caviar
• $0 delivery fees on eligible orders from participating merchants
• Up to $10/month discount on qualifying non-restaurant orders (U.S. only) — grocery and retail deliveries

This is available to the primary cardholder and every authorized user on the account, though the 12-month clock starts from the first activation date on the account, not per person.

How to Activate It

1. Add your Ink Business Preferred card as the default payment method in the DoorDash or Caviar app.
2. Activate DashPass through the Chase benefits interface (in your Chase online account or app, under card benefits).
3. Keep the card set as default — both the free DashPass membership and the $10 monthly credit require using the Ink card at checkout.

You need to activate by December 31, 2027 to claim the benefit.

Terms That Trip People Up

• Mobile wallets are excluded. Paying via Apple Pay or Google Wallet won’t trigger the benefit — the physical/virtual Ink card number needs to be on file as the default payment method.
• Only DashPass-eligible merchants qualify for the $0 delivery fee and discounts; not every restaurant or store on DoorDash participates.
• The $10 monthly non-restaurant discount doesn’t roll over. Any unused portion expires at the end of each calendar month — there’s no way to bank it for a bigger grocery order later.
• The 12-month clock is account-wide, not per cardholder. If an authorized user activates first, the primary cardholder’s complimentary period runs on the same clock.

Is It Worth Activating?

If you already order from DoorDash or Caviar even occasionally, yes — it’s a free activation with no catch beyond the card having to stay as your default payment method. At DashPass’s normal $10/month price, 12 months of complimentary access alone is worth roughly $120, before counting the delivery fee savings or the extra $10/month non-restaurant discount. Since there’s no cost to activate and no ongoing commitment beyond using the card, there’s little downside even for light users.

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