SBI Elite Credit Card vs Axis Bank Magnus Credit Card

• On achieving annual spends of Rs. 5 lakhs and 8 lakhs, earn 15,000 bonus Reward Points
• Spend Based Reversal of Annual Fee on spends of Rs. 10 Lakhs
• Complimentary membership to the Priority Pass Program worth $99
• Six complimentary Airport Lounge visits per calendar year, outside India ( max. 2 visits per quarter)
• Enjoy obtaining Club Vistara Silver membership as complimentary

• Avail 8 complimentary end-to-end meet and greet services at the airport (This has been discontinued w.e.f 20 April’24)

• Get unlimited complimentary international airport lounge visits and 8 additional guests visits per year with Priority Pass Card (Guest visits have been revised to 4 per year w.e.f 20 April’24)
• Get unlimited domestic airport lounge visits to selected lounges
• Enjoy up to 15% off on International and Domestic Oberoi and Trident Hotels
• Buy one ticket and get up to Rs. 500 off on the second ticket on BOOKMYSHOW (This has been discontinued w.e.f 20 April’ 24)
• Avail up to 30% discount at over 4000 restaurants in India
• Avail purchase protection, lost card liability programs, and more: Counterfeit/lost card liability up to credit limit; Purchase protection of up to Rs. 2 Lakhs; Loss/Delay in baggage and Personal Documents cover up to 500 USD; Credit shield of Rs. 5 Lakhs
• The Annual fee of Rs. 12,500 + Taxes will be waived off on spending Rs. 25 Lakhs in the proceeding year
• Get fuel surcharge waiver of 1% for transactions between Rs. 400 to Rs. 4000
• Avail 12 EDGE REWARD points per Rs. 200 on spends up to Rs. 1.50 Lakhs and 35 EDGE REWARD points per Rs. 200 on incremental spends above Rs. 1.50 lakhs in a calendar month
• Get 5X Reward points on spends via Travel eDGE
• Get 2 partner miles for every 5 edge Reward points across 20 travel partners. Do note that customers holding the new Magus Credit Card for Burgundy will get up to 4 partner miles for every 5 eDGE Reward points across 20 travel partners
  

Pros

• Get 5X Reward Points on Dining, Departmental stores and Grocery Spends
• Earn nearly 50,000 Bonus Reward Points worth Rs. 12,500 per year
• On achieving annual spends of Rs. 3 lakhs and 4 lakhs, earn 10,000 bonus Reward Points

Cons

• High joining/renewal fees
• Although the Credit Card offers savings on rental cars on Hertz & Avis, which is good, but in India, there’s no much scope for it

Pros

• Annual fee of Rs. 12,500 + Taxes waived off on spending Rs. 25 Lakhs in the proceeding year
• Reduced mark-up fee of 2% on foreign transactions
• No cash withdrawal fees

Cons

• No Golf/coaching sessions
• Joining and annual fees on higher side