Is one of these AMEX harder to get? Should I wait?

[Swatch]

Got denied for business Blue Cash. I had not had my Amex personal card for long. That was about 2 months ago. Now I received an offer in the mail for their business Gold card. I'm thinking they feel better about me since I reached 3 months history with them?

I plan to wait until 90 days since my denial and apply for Blue Cash again. Or should I wait until my personal card with them reaches 6 months? Maybe the mailed offer means nothing? Or is the Gold easier to get because they want that annual fee?

[FinStar]

If you can exercise some patience which could yield better results, then wait ~6 months.  Neither card is going away and the SUB (for the Gold Card) is unlikely to change (give or take).  The mailer is nothing but marketing, OP. 

[spiritcraft1]

I think the Gold is far easier to get on the Biz side anyway.  I got mine with a pretty low EX Fico.  I proved myself and the ended up giving me a Marriott Biz at 20k with a sub 700 EX Fico.  I seem to be golden in their eyes now, especially with 800 EX scores..

Edited to add:  They denied be several times for the Blue Cash until they finally relented for a Blue Plus which started my revolver approvals.

[oDrew]

The general consesus is that the charge cards are easier to get than the revolving cards. See below for my timeline of approvals and denials with some data.

• 1/2021: Joined AMEX with the personal gold. Approved at 674.
• 3/2021: Denied BBP (680s, length of time as Amex customer too short was one of the two primary reasons; cannot remember the second)
• 5/2021: Denied BBP (Low 700s, length of time as Amex customer too short)
• 6/2021: Approved personal Platinum (Low 700s)
• 6/2021: Denied BPP (Low 700s, length of time as Amex customer too short)
• 7/2021: Denied BBP (710, length of time as Amex customer too short)
• 7/2021: Approved Business Prime (710)
• 8/2021: Approved BBP (714) with 5.3k limit. Will CLI at 61 days.

I am now pre-approved for all business cards. All submissions after the initial gold approval were soft pulls, even the denials.