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Axis Bank IndianOil Axis Bank Premium RuPay vs ICICI Bank Coral RuPay Credit Cards – Fees, Lounge, Forex

Side-by-side comparison of the Axis Bank IndianOil Axis Bank Premium RuPay and the ICICI Bank Coral RuPay. Verify fees, lounge access, forex markup, and base rewards before you apply.

Forex ICICI Bank Coral RuPay ICICI Bank Coral RuPay is stronger here. Forex markup is 1%.
Low fee ICICI Bank Coral RuPay ICICI Bank Coral RuPay is stronger here. ICICI Bank Coral RuPay has a lower annual fee (₹500 vs ₹1,000).

Quick comparison

Feature IndianOil Axis Bank Premium RuPay Coral RuPay
Annual fee ₹1,000 Waivable at ₹30,000 spend ₹500 Waivable at ₹1,50,000 spend
Forex fee 3.5% 0.99%
Domestic lounge 8/year (2 per quarter) 16/year (4 per quarter)

Fees: Coral RuPay wins

Confidence: High

Forex: Coral RuPay wins

Confidence: Medium (verify with issuer)

Lounge: Coral RuPay wins

Confidence: Medium (verify with issuer)

Confidence varies by card — verify issuer terms

IndianOil Axis Bank Premium RuPay 1 pts / ₹150 on General spend
Coral RuPay 2 pts / ₹100 on General spend

Pick based on what matters

Start with the constraint you care about most: annual fee (Axis Bank IndianOil Axis Bank Premium RuPay: ₹1,000 vs ICICI Bank Coral RuPay: ₹500), forex markup (3.5% vs 0.99%), or lounge access (8/year (2 per quarter) vs 16/year (4 per quarter)).

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Confidence: High

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Confidence: Medium (verify with issuer)

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Example usage at this monthly spend

At ₹50k/month spend:

Illustrative only, using current base rates before caps.

IndianOil Axis Bank Premium RuPay Axis Bank Coral RuPay ICICI Bank
Lounge Access
Domestic lounge visits
8/year (2 per quarter) vs 16/year (4 per quarter)
8/year (2 per quarter) 16/year (4 per quarter)
Forex / International Use
Forex markup
Source agreement differs — verify both.
3.5% vs 0.99%
3.5% 0.99%
Fees
Annual fee
₹1,000 vs ₹500
₹1,000 ₹500
Joining fee
₹1,000 vs ₹500
₹1,000 ₹500
Fee waiver spend
₹30,000 vs ₹1,50,000
₹30,000 ₹1,50,000
Rewards
Reward points (base spend)
1 pts/₹150 vs 2 pts/₹100
1 pts/₹150 2 pts/₹100
Point cash value
₹1 vs ₹0.25
₹1 ₹0.25

Notes