Annual Fee

Welcome Bonus

Base Earn Rate

Top Earn Categories

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Key Benefits

Pros

• +No annual fee
• +Earn up to 1.25X points on rent and mortgage with no transaction fees
• +4% Bilt Cash on all non-housing spend (stackable with 1X points)
• +$100 Bilt Cash welcome bonus with no spending requirement
• +Transferable points to 23 airline and hotel partners (valued at 2.2 cents each by TPG)

• +3x points on your choice of dining or grocery (up to $25K/year on grocery)
• +2x points on travel
• +Earn up to 1x points on rent and mortgage with no transaction fees
• +$200 Bilt Cash welcome bonus upon approval (no spending required)
• +$100 annual Bilt Travel hotel credit ($50 semiannually)

Cons

• −Only 1X points on non-housing purchases (below average for flat-rate cards)
• −Unlocking housing points requires regular non-housing spend or Bilt Cash redemptions
• −Most Bilt Cash expires at year-end (only $100 rolls over)
• −No bonus categories like dining or travel (those are Obsidian features)
• −Fewer card-specific protections than Obsidian or Palladium

• −$95 annual fee plus $50 per authorized user
• −Complex earning structure for housing rewards (requires spending tiers or Bilt Cash redemption)
• −Bilt Cash expires at year-end with only $100 rollover
• −Grocery bonus category capped at $25K/year spending
• −Hotel credit requires 2-night minimum via Bilt Travel portal

Annual Fee

Welcome Bonus

Base Earn Rate

Top Earn Categories

Network

Key Benefits

Pros

• +No annual fee
• +Earn up to 1.25X points on rent and mortgage with no transaction fees
• +4% Bilt Cash on all non-housing spend (stackable with 1X points)
• +$100 Bilt Cash welcome bonus with no spending requirement
• +Transferable points to 23 airline and hotel partners (valued at 2.2 cents each by TPG)

• +3x points on your choice of dining or grocery (up to $25K/year on grocery)
• +2x points on travel
• +Earn up to 1x points on rent and mortgage with no transaction fees
• +$200 Bilt Cash welcome bonus upon approval (no spending required)
• +$100 annual Bilt Travel hotel credit ($50 semiannually)

Cons

• −Only 1X points on non-housing purchases (below average for flat-rate cards)
• −Unlocking housing points requires regular non-housing spend or Bilt Cash redemptions
• −Most Bilt Cash expires at year-end (only $100 rolls over)
• −No bonus categories like dining or travel (those are Obsidian features)
• −Fewer card-specific protections than Obsidian or Palladium

• −$95 annual fee plus $50 per authorized user
• −Complex earning structure for housing rewards (requires spending tiers or Bilt Cash redemption)
• −Bilt Cash expires at year-end with only $100 rollover
• −Grocery bonus category capped at $25K/year spending
• −Hotel credit requires 2-night minimum via Bilt Travel portal

Annual Fee

Welcome Bonus

Base Earn Rate

Top Earn Categories

Network

Key Benefits

Pros

• +No annual fee
• +Earn up to 1.25X points on rent and mortgage with no transaction fees
• +4% Bilt Cash on all non-housing spend (stackable with 1X points)
• +$100 Bilt Cash welcome bonus with no spending requirement
• +Transferable points to 23 airline and hotel partners (valued at 2.2 cents each by TPG)

• +3x points on your choice of dining or grocery (up to $25K/year on grocery)
• +2x points on travel
• +Earn up to 1x points on rent and mortgage with no transaction fees
• +$200 Bilt Cash welcome bonus upon approval (no spending required)
• +$100 annual Bilt Travel hotel credit ($50 semiannually)

Cons

• −Only 1X points on non-housing purchases (below average for flat-rate cards)
• −Unlocking housing points requires regular non-housing spend or Bilt Cash redemptions
• −Most Bilt Cash expires at year-end (only $100 rolls over)
• −No bonus categories like dining or travel (those are Obsidian features)
• −Fewer card-specific protections than Obsidian or Palladium

• −$95 annual fee plus $50 per authorized user
• −Complex earning structure for housing rewards (requires spending tiers or Bilt Cash redemption)
• −Bilt Cash expires at year-end with only $100 rollover
• −Grocery bonus category capped at $25K/year spending
• −Hotel credit requires 2-night minimum via Bilt Travel portal