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3 premium Indian credit cards, side by side. Winner in each row is highlighted in yellow.
Mastercard · Axis Bank
15X reward points on all spends — Best for premium · super-premium.
Annual fee
₹50,000
Visa · IDFC FIRST Bank
Lifetime free. 3X reward points on all spends — Best for lifetime-free · rewards · beginners.
Annual fee
Lifetime free
Visa · Uni (SBM Bank)
Lifetime free. 1.5X rewards on all spends — Best for rewards · lifetime-free.
Annual fee
Lifetime free
Axis Bank
Annual Fee
₹50,000
Reward Rate
15X reward points on all spends
Welcome Benefit
—
IDFC FIRST Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
3X reward points on all spends
Welcome Benefit
—
Uni (SBM Bank)
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
1.5X rewards on all spends
Welcome Benefit
—
Side by side
Every fee, reward and benefit in one place — the winning card in each row is marked with a check.
CategoryFeature | Axis Reserve Credit CardMastercard · Axis Bank | IDFC FIRST Classic Credit CardVisa · IDFC FIRST Bank | Uni Credit CardVisa · Uni (SBM Bank) |
|---|---|---|---|
Card image |  |  |  |
Provider | Axis Bank | IDFC FIRST Bank | Uni (SBM Bank) |
Card | |||
Annual fee | ₹50,000 | Lifetime Free | Lifetime Free |
Joining fee | ₹50,000 | ₹0 | ₹0 |
Reward rate | 15X reward points on all spendsBest | 3X reward points on all spends | 1.5X rewards on all spends |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | No | Yes | Yes |
Network | Mastercard | Visa | Visa |
Best for | premium, super-premium | lifetime-free, rewards, beginners | rewards, lifetime-free |
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Axis Bank
15X reward points on all spends — Best for premium · super-premium.
IDFC FIRST Bank
Lifetime free. 3X reward points on all spends — Best for lifetime-free · rewards · beginners.
Uni (SBM Bank)
Lifetime free. 1.5X rewards on all spends — Best for rewards · lifetime-free.
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