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

Mastercard · Axis Bank
Lifetime free. 2% on bill pays; 1% on others — Best for lifetime-free · cashback · bill-payments.
Annual fee
Lifetime free

Visa · Bank of Baroda
5X rewards on travel & dining — Best for travel · dining.
Annual fee
₹750

Visa · SBI Card
2% NeuCoins + annual fee reversal on ₹1L spend
Annual fee
₹1,499
Axis Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
2% on bill pays; 1% on others
Welcome Benefit
—
Bank of Baroda
Annual Fee
₹750
Reward Rate
5X rewards on travel & dining
Welcome Benefit
—
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
Side by side
Every fee, reward and benefit in one place — the winning card in each row is marked with a check.
CategoryFeature | Axis Ace Credit CardMastercard · Axis Bank | Bank of Baroda Select Credit CardVisa · Bank of Baroda | Tata Neu Plus SBI CardVisa · SBI Card |
|---|---|---|---|
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Provider | Axis Bank | Bank of Baroda | SBI Card |
Card | |||
Annual fee | Lifetime FreeBest | ₹750 | ₹1,499 |
Joining fee | ₹0Best | ₹750 | ₹1,499 |
Reward rate | 2% on bill pays; 1% on others | 5X rewards on travel & dining | 5% NeuCoins on Tata Neu App / Tata partner spends; 1.5% NeuCoins on other spendsBest |
Welcome benefit | — | — | Welcome NeuCoins worth up to ₹1,500 on first 30 days of card activation |
Lifetime free | YesBest | No | No |
Network | Mastercard | Visa | Visa |
Best for | lifetime-free, cashback, bill-payments | travel, dining | online-shopping, rewards |
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Axis Bank
Lifetime free. 2% on bill pays; 1% on others — Best for lifetime-free · cashback · bill-payments.
Bank of Baroda
5X rewards on travel & dining — Best for travel · dining.
SBI Card
2% NeuCoins + annual fee reversal on ₹1L spend
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