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Which credit card actually pays you most?

Enter what you spend each month. We rank 55 open or active Indian credit cards (57 tracked in total) by yearly value after fees, caps and what points are really worth.

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HSBC Live+ Credit Card

HSBC India · fee ₹999 fee waived at your spend
₹22,320net a year · 3.1% of spend
Rewards ₹22,320Milestones ₹0Fee −₹0
Where the rewards come from
CategoryMonthlyPts/₹100Yearly value
Groceries₹8,00010₹5,206 cap hit
Other online shopping₹6,00010₹3,905 cap hit
Dining & food delivery₹6,00010₹3,905 cap hit
Bills & utilities₹6,00010₹3,905 cap hit
Everything else₹15,5001.5₹2,790
Amazon₹5,0001.5₹900
Flights & hotels₹5,0001.5₹900
Flipkart₹3,0001.5₹540
Entertainment & OTT₹1,5001.5₹270
2

Swiggy BLCK HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank · fee ₹1,000 fee waived at your spend
₹19,008net a year · 2.6% of spend
Rewards ₹19,008Milestones ₹0Fee −₹0
Where the rewards come from
CategoryMonthlyPts/₹100Yearly value
Groceries₹8,0004.6₹4,416
Dining & food delivery₹6,0004.6₹3,312
Amazon₹5,0005₹3,000
Other online shopping₹6,0002.6₹1,872
Everything else₹15,5001₹1,860
Flipkart₹3,0005₹1,800
Flights & hotels₹5,0002.6₹1,560
Bills & utilities₹6,0001₹720
Entertainment & OTT₹1,5002.6₹468
3

Cashback SBI Card

SBI Card · fee ₹999 fee waived at your spend
₹16,656net a year · 2.3% of spend
Rewards ₹16,656Milestones ₹0Fee −₹0
Where the rewards come from
CategoryMonthlyPts/₹100Yearly value
Other online shopping₹6,0005₹3,600
Amazon₹5,0005₹3,000
Groceries₹8,0002.6₹2,496
Dining & food delivery₹6,0002.6₹1,872
Everything else₹15,5001₹1,860
Flipkart₹3,0005₹1,800
Flights & hotels₹5,0002.6₹1,560
Entertainment & OTT₹1,5002.6₹468
4

Swiggy Ornge HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank · fee ₹500 fee waived at your spend
₹15,648net a year · 2.2% of spend
Rewards ₹15,648Milestones ₹0Fee −₹0
Where the rewards come from
CategoryMonthlyPts/₹100Yearly value
Amazon₹5,0005₹3,000
Groceries₹8,0002.6₹2,496
Other online shopping₹6,0002.6₹1,872
Dining & food delivery₹6,0002.6₹1,872
Everything else₹15,5001₹1,860
Flipkart₹3,0005₹1,800
Flights & hotels₹5,0002.6₹1,560
Bills & utilities₹6,0001₹720
Entertainment & OTT₹1,5002.6₹468
5

Standard Chartered Ultimate Credit Card

Standard Chartered Bank · fee ₹5,000
₹15,143net a year · 2.1% of spend
Rewards ₹20,143Milestones ₹0Fee −₹5,000
Where the rewards come from
CategoryMonthlyPts/₹100Yearly value
Everything else₹15,5003.33₹6,194
Other online shopping₹6,0003.33₹2,398
Dining & food delivery₹6,0003.33₹2,398
Amazon₹5,0003.33₹1,998
Flights & hotels₹5,0003.33₹1,998
Groceries₹8,0002₹1,920
Bills & utilities₹6,0002₹1,440
Flipkart₹3,0003.33₹1,199
Entertainment & OTT₹1,5003.33₹599
6

HDFC Regalia Gold

HDFC Bank · fee ₹2,500 partly verified fee waived at your spend
₹14,620net a year · 2.0% of spend
Rewards ₹9,120Milestones ₹5,500Fee −₹0
Where the rewards come from
CategoryMonthlyPts/₹100Yearly value
Everything else₹15,5002.5₹2,325
Other online shopping₹6,0004.5₹1,620
Groceries₹8,0002.5₹1,200
Dining & food delivery₹6,0002.5₹900
Bills & utilities₹6,0002.5₹900
Amazon₹5,0002.5₹750
Flights & hotels₹5,0002.5₹750
Flipkart₹3,0002.5₹450
Entertainment & OTT₹1,5002.5₹225
7

HDFC Millennia

HDFC Bank · fee ₹1,000 fee waived at your spend
₹14,504net a year · 2.0% of spend
Rewards ₹12,504Milestones ₹2,000Fee −₹0
Where the rewards come from
CategoryMonthlyPts/₹100Yearly value
Amazon₹5,0005₹3,000
Everything else₹15,5001₹1,860
Flipkart₹3,0005₹1,800
Other online shopping₹6,0002.2₹1,584
Dining & food delivery₹6,0002.2₹1,584
Groceries₹8,0001₹960
Bills & utilities₹6,0001₹720
Flights & hotels₹5,0001₹600
Entertainment & OTT₹1,5002.2₹396
8

Axis Bank ACE Credit Card

Axis Bank · fee ₹499 fee waived at your spend
₹12,210net a year · 1.7% of spend
Rewards ₹12,210Milestones ₹0Fee −₹0
Where the rewards come from
CategoryMonthlyPts/₹100Yearly value
Everything else₹15,5001.5₹2,790
Bills & utilities₹6,0003.25₹2,340
Dining & food delivery₹6,0002.5₹1,800
Groceries₹8,0001.5₹1,440
Other online shopping₹6,0001.5₹1,080
Flights & hotels₹5,0001.75₹1,050
Amazon₹5,0001.5₹900
Flipkart₹3,0001.5₹540
Entertainment & OTT₹1,5001.5₹270
9

Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank · fee ₹1,499 fee waived at your spend
₹12,180net a year · 1.7% of spend
Rewards ₹12,180Milestones ₹0Fee −₹0
Where the rewards come from
CategoryMonthlyPts/₹100Yearly value
Everything else₹15,5001.5₹2,790
Groceries₹8,0002.2₹2,112
Other online shopping₹6,0002.2₹1,584
Bills & utilities₹6,0002.2₹1,584
Flights & hotels₹5,0002.2₹1,320
Dining & food delivery₹6,0001.5₹1,080
Amazon₹5,0001.5₹900
Flipkart₹3,0001.5₹540
Entertainment & OTT₹1,5001.5₹270
10

Scapia Federal Bank Credit Card

Federal Bank · fee ₹0
₹12,000net a year · 1.7% of spend
Rewards ₹12,000Milestones ₹0Fee −₹0
Where the rewards come from
CategoryMonthlyPts/₹100Yearly value
Everything else₹15,50010₹3,720
Groceries₹8,00010₹1,920
Other online shopping₹6,00010₹1,440
Dining & food delivery₹6,00010₹1,440
Amazon₹5,00010₹1,200
Flights & hotels₹5,00010₹1,200
Flipkart₹3,00010₹720
Entertainment & OTT₹1,50010₹360

Cards whose best rates only apply through their own app (Jupiter Edge+, Kiwi) are not ranked here, because we cannot confirm the condition holds for your spend. Their card pages show the details.

Net value = rewards + milestones + lounge (if ticked) − annual fee (after any waiver). Fees exclude 18% GST. Rates that apply only at partner merchants are counted on a share of that category (25% unless stated). Portal-only rates count only if you tick the portal option. Values depend on how you redeem points. How we calculate.

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Reading the default result

The calculator opens on a metro salaried profile (₹60,000 a month across typical categories). On it, HSBC Live+ Credit Card (₹22,320 a year net), Swiggy BLCK HDFC Bank (₹19,008 a year net) and Cashback SBI Card (₹16,656 a year net) come out on top. A high rank is a statement about this profile, not a recommendation: a card that pays 10% up to a monthly cap wins when your spend in those categories is close to the cap, and loses ground when it is far above or below it. Open "Where the rewards come from" under any result to see the caps and merchant limits behind the number, and look for the "partly verified" and "needs verification" tags before relying on a figure.

How this is different

Most card sites list headline rates. We run your spending through each card's rules: caps, exclusions, annual-fee waivers, milestones and the value of a reward point when you redeem it sensibly. Every card page shows its sources and the date we last checked.

Card terms change often and some figures come from secondary sources. We label which. Read the methodology, editorial policy and the dataset and data-quality page.