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Axis Bank IndiGo vs SBI Card BPCL SBI Card OCTANE Credit Cards – Fees, Lounge, Forex

Side-by-side comparison of the Axis Bank IndiGo and the SBI Card BPCL SBI Card OCTANE. Verify fees, lounge access, forex markup, and base rewards before you apply.

IndiGo

The short answer

Verdict

No decisive winner on the core dimensions — the head-to-head below shows where the small differences are.

Head-to-head

Three core metrics
  • Annual fee
    IndiGo ₹799 Annual-fee waiver not offered
    BPCL SBI Card OCTANE ₹1,499 Waivable at ₹2,00,000 spend
    IndiGo saves ₹700/yr
  • Forex markup
    IndiGo 3.5%
    BPCL SBI Card OCTANE 3.5%
  • Domestic lounge
    IndiGo 4/year (1 per quarter) Conditional · Domestic: 1/quarter · requires ₹50,000 spend in the previous 3 calendar months
    BPCL SBI Card OCTANE Lounge access not verified

Reward earning explained

Per card
IndiGo

1 pt / ₹100 · Up to 3 pts / ₹100 on Indigo

Strong data
BPCL SBI Card OCTANE

1 pt / ₹100 · Up to 25 pts / ₹100 on BPCL

Strong data

Pick based on what matters

3 dimensions

Start with the constraint you care about most: annual fee (Axis Bank IndiGo: ₹799 vs SBI Card BPCL SBI Card OCTANE: ₹1,499), forex markup (3.5% vs 3.5%), or lounge access (4/year (1 per quarter) vs Lounge access not verified).

  • Forex markup Tie

    Both cards are similar for forex

    Forex markup is 3.5%.

  • Lounge access Tie

    Both cards are similar for lounge access

    Domestic lounge access is 1 per quarter. No verified lounge entitlement or explicit no-lounge evidence on file.

  • Rewards Insufficient data

    Insufficient data to compare rewards

    Available evidence is incomplete: Axis Bank IndiGo is not safely INR-comparable (no usable point value). SBI Card BPCL SBI Card OCTANE conservative base value ~0.25% per ₹100.

    IndiGo: Strong data BPCL SBI Card OCTANE: Strong data

All fields

Example usage at this monthly spend

At ₹50k/month spend:

  • BPCL SBI Card OCTANE: ~₹130/month at base rate
  • IndiGo Axis Bank: Base earn not clearly specified

Illustrative only, using current base rates before caps.

Field IndiGo Axis Bank BPCL SBI Card OCTANE SBI Card
Lounge Access
Domestic lounge visits
spend-gated on some cards — see caveats
Only available for IndiGo Axis Bank
4/year (1 per quarter) Not specified
Forex / International Use
Forex markup 3.5% 3.5%
Fees
Recurring annual fee
₹799 vs ₹1,499
₹799 ₹1,499
Annual-fee waiver
Not offered vs ₹2,00,000
Not offered ₹2,00,000
Monthly interest rate 3.75% / month 3.75% / month
Fuel benefit
Only available for IndiGo Axis Bank
1% surcharge waiver · ₹400–₹4,000 transactions · ₹400/month waiver cap Not specified
Rewards
Points per ₹100 1 pt / ₹100 1 pt / ₹100
Conservative base value
Not safely INR-comparable vs ~0.3%
Not safely INR-comparable ~0.3%
Earn ceiling
750 points per statement cycle; at 2 pts / ₹100, this lane reaches the cap at ₹37,500 of eligible spend vs 2,500 points per month; at 25 pts / ₹100, this lane reaches the cap at ₹10,000 of eligible spend
750 points per statement cycle; at 2 pts / ₹100, this lane reaches the cap at ₹37,500 of eligible spend 2,500 points per month; at 25 pts / ₹100, this lane reaches the cap at ₹10,000 of eligible spend
Point value (headline channel)
Fuel redemption value at the pump or issuer fuel channel — not a universal cashback rate.
Only available for BPCL SBI Card OCTANE
Not specified ₹0.25

Notes

  • IndiGo Axis Bank Credit Card: Condition: ₹50,000 spend in the previous 3 calendar months
  • Card benefits change frequently. Always verify current terms on the issuer's official website or app before applying.