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BiltChecked Oct 4, 2026

Bilt Palladium Card

50,000 Bilt Points after you spend $4,000 in 3 months. $495 a year.

Welcome offer
Annual fee
Purchase APR
Foreign transaction fee

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What it's worth

Yearly value in dollars: rewards and credits minus the annual fee, for three ways of spending. First year includes any welcome bonus.
SpendingFirst yearAfter
Light spender−$220−$220
Typical spender$715$215
Heavy spender$1,540$1,040
The spending each assumes, a month
  • Light spender: groceries $300, dining $100, gas $100, everything else $500
  • Typical spender: groceries $600, dining $300, gas $200, travel $150, everything else $1,250
  • Heavy spender: groceries $900, dining $600, gas $300, travel $600, airfare $300, hotels $300, everything else $2,500

Assumed: not counted: 1.25x Rent and mortgage payments; housing rewards based on everyday spending during each billing cycle, up to 1.25X; points valued at an assumed 1¢; welcome bonus needs $4,000 in 3 months; not counted: 3x Flights booked on Bilt Travel Portal; not counted: 4x Hotels booked on Bilt Travel Portal.

Estimates from the published terms above, as checked Oct 4, 2026; not advice. How we value cards

How it compares

  • Worth more to a typical spender than about 65% of the 650 cards we track.

Shares rounded to 5 points. Fees and APRs as stated; value for our typical spender. Method

Welcome offer

50,000 Points

After you spend $4,000 on purchases in your first 3 months.

Includes Bilt Gold status. The offer also provides $300 in Bilt Cash upon approval with no spend required.

Spending it takes$1,333 a monthfor 3 months
Tracking sinceSep 29, 2026history will chart every change

How you earn · Bilt

  • 5× pointsBilt partner restaurants; 20,000+ U.S. restaurants
  • 4× pointsHotels booked on Bilt Travel Portal
  • 3× pointsFlights booked on Bilt Travel Portal
  • 4× pointsLyft, after linking Bilt and Lyft accounts
  • 1.25× pointsRent and mortgage payments; housing rewards based on everyday spending during each billing cycle, up to 1.25X
  • 2× pointsEverything else

Rates and fees

Rates and fees for the Bilt Palladium Card, each with its source
Annual fee
Purchase APRvariable
Intro APR12 billing cycles after account opening
Foreign transactions

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Benefits

  • Bilt Travel Hotel credit: $200 semiannual
  • Complimentary Priority Pass membership with access to over 1,300 airport lounges worldwide for the cardholder and two guests.
  • Priority Pass includes special offers and discounts at participating airport restaurants, retail locations, and spa experiences.
  • Bilt Gold status through the welcome offer; valid for the remainder of the calendar year earned, the full following calendar year, and through January 15 of the following year.
  • $400 annual Bilt Travel Hotel credit, issued as two $200 statement credits.
  • $200 annual Bilt Cash deposited automatically upon account opening and each January 1 thereafter; up to $100 rolls over into the next calendar year.
  • $300 Bilt Cash upon approval as part of the welcome offer.
  • No transaction fee on rent and mortgage payments made through Bilt.
  • No foreign transaction fees.
  • Limited-edition mirror card design available while supplies last.
  • Cell phone
  • Purchase protection
  • Rental car
  • Trip cancellation
  • Trip delay
  • Extended warranty
  • Baggage
  • Baggage
  • Price protection

Questions

What is the annual fee?
$495 bilt.com, since Sep 29, 2026
Does it charge a foreign transaction fee?
No. bilt.com, since Sep 29, 2026
What is the purchase APR?
26.74–34.74% APR bilt.com, since Sep 29, 2026
Is there an intro APR?
10% for 12 billing cycles after account opening. bilt.com, since Sep 29, 2026
Is there a welcome bonus?
50,000 Bilt Points after $4,000 in purchases in 3 months. bilt.com, since Sep 29, 2026

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Against this card, for our typical spender's value (rewards and credits minus fees, after the first year).