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3 premium Indian credit cards, side by side. Winner in each row is highlighted in yellow.

RuPay · AU Small Finance Bank
Lifetime free. 2X rewards on UPI — Best for rewards · upi · lifetime-free.
Annual fee
Lifetime free

Visa · SBI Card
2% NeuCoins + annual fee reversal on ₹1L spend
Annual fee
₹1,499

Mastercard · Standard Chartered
5X on travel & dining — Best for travel · dining.
Annual fee
₹2,500
AU Small Finance Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
2X rewards on UPI
Welcome Benefit
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SBI Card
Annual Fee
₹1,499
Reward Rate
5% NeuCoins on Tata Neu App / Tata partner spends; 1.5% NeuCoins on other spends
Welcome Benefit
Welcome NeuCoins worth up to ₹1,500 on first 30 days of card activation
Standard Chartered
Annual Fee
₹2,500
Reward Rate
5X on travel & dining
Welcome Benefit
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Every fee, reward and benefit in one place — the winning card in each row is marked with a check.
CategoryFeature | AU RuPay Credit CardRuPay · AU Small Finance Bank | Tata Neu Plus SBI CardVisa · SBI Card | Standard Chartered Journey Credit CardMastercard · Standard Chartered |
|---|---|---|---|
Card image | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Provider | AU Small Finance Bank | SBI Card | Standard Chartered |
Card | |||
Annual fee | Lifetime FreeBest | ₹1,499 | ₹2,500 |
Joining fee | ₹0Best | ₹1,499 | ₹2,500 |
Reward rate | 2X rewards on UPI | 5% NeuCoins on Tata Neu App / Tata partner spends; 1.5% NeuCoins on other spendsBest | 5X on travel & dining |
Welcome benefit | — | Welcome NeuCoins worth up to ₹1,500 on first 30 days of card activation | — |
Lifetime free | YesBest | No | No |
Network | RuPay | Visa | Mastercard |
Best for | rewards, upi, lifetime-free | online-shopping, rewards | travel, dining |
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AU Small Finance Bank
Lifetime free. 2X rewards on UPI — Best for rewards · upi · lifetime-free.
SBI Card
2% NeuCoins + annual fee reversal on ₹1L spend
Standard Chartered
5X on travel & dining — Best for travel · dining.
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