Bilt Palladium Card vs Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card: Which Card Wins for Your Spending?

Which earns more for you?

Monthly spending. We rank on rewards minus the full annual fee, so statement credits and perks are listed separately and never counted for you.

Choosing between the Bilt Palladium Card ($495/yr) and the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card ($95/yr) comes down to where you spend most. Bilt Palladium Card needs about $8,335 a month in flights, hotels, other travel or other purchases, counting that spending alone, to make up its $400 higher annual fee over Marriott Bonvoy Boundless. Below that, Marriott Bonvoy Boundless comes out ahead. Enter your monthly spending above to see which comes out ahead for you.

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Meet the Contenders

Bilt Palladium Card

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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Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card

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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Head-to-Head Comparison

Feature Bilt Palladium Card Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card
Annual Fee $495 $95
Sign-Up Bonus 50,000 points after $4,000 spend in 90 days 3 free nights after $3,000 spend in 3 months
Foreign Transaction Fee 0% 0%
Base Reward Rate 2% 2%
Dining Rewards 2% 3% (up to $6,000/yr)
Groceries Rewards 2% 3% (up to $6,000/yr)
Gas Rewards 2% 3% (up to $6,000/yr)
Rates with conditions
not counted in the rows above
4% on hotels through Bilt Travel
Earns 4% only on hotels booked through Bilt Travel, Bilt's own booking site. Hotels booked anywhere else earn 2%.
3% on flights through Bilt Travel
Earns 3% only on flights booked through Bilt Travel. Flights booked direct with an airline earn 2%.
4% on Lyft
Earns 4% only on Lyft rides, after linking your Bilt and Lyft accounts. Other rideshare and travel earns 2%.
6% at Marriott hotels
Earns 6% only on stays at participating Marriott hotels. Travel booked anywhere else earns the flat 2%.
Key Benefits 2x on everything, 4x on hotels through Bilt Travel, 4x on Lyft, up to 1.25x on rent and mortgage. 6x at Marriott hotels, 3x on dining, groceries, and gas (first $6,000 combined each year). Free Night Award annually.

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.