Meet the Contenders
2x on everything, 4x on hotels through Bilt Travel, 4x on Lyft, up to 1.25x on rent and mortgage.
Earns a solid 2.0% on everything else.
Annual fee: $495
Sign-up bonus: 50,000 points after $4,000 spend in 90 days
Foreign fees: 0%
Perfect if: You book through the issuer's own site and want premium perks to offset the fee.
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Strongest in dining at 3% (up to $6,000/yr).
6x at Marriott hotels, 3x on dining, groceries, and gas (first $6,000 combined each year). Free Night Award annually.
Earns a solid 2.0% on everything else.
Annual fee: $95
Sign-up bonus: 3 free nights after $3,000 spend in 3 months
Foreign fees: 0%
Perfect if: Your monthly spending stays within the bonus cap for maximum value.
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The Verdict
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card wins on
dining, groceries, gas.
The $400/year fee difference means
Bilt Palladium Card needs to earn about that much more in rewards to justify its cost.
Bilt Palladium Card carries $400/year in credits (mostly tied to specific merchants or bookings), while Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card carries $100/year in credits (mostly tied to specific merchants or bookings).
Those only count if you’d actually use them. Worth checking against your own habits before treating them as a discount on the fee.
Not sure which fits your life? Enter your spending below and we’ll do the math. The calculator ranks purely on rewards minus the full annual fee, so credits and perks are yours to judge.