Capital One Savor Cash Rewards Credit Card vs Citi Strata Premier® Card: Which Card Wins for Your Spending?

Which earns more for you?

Monthly spending. We rank on rewards minus the full annual fee, so statement credits and perks are listed separately and never counted for you.

Choosing between the Capital One Savor Cash Rewards Credit Card (no annual fee) and the Citi Strata Premier® Card ($95/yr) comes down to where you spend most. Citi Strata Premier Card needs about $400 a month in gas, flights or hotels, counting that spending alone, to make up its $95 higher annual fee over Capital One Savor. Below that, Capital One Savor comes out ahead. Enter your monthly spending above to see which comes out ahead for you.

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Meet the Contenders

Capital One Savor Cash Rewards Credit Card

Strongest in dining at 3%. Unlimited 3% on dining, entertainment, groceries, and streaming; 5% on travel through Capital One.

Annual fee: None Sign-up bonus: $200 after $500 spend in 3 months Foreign fees: 0%

Perfect if: You want solid rewards without paying an annual fee.

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Citi Strata Premier Card

Strongest in flights and hotels at 3%. 10x points on hotels, car rentals, and attractions booked on cititravel.com; 3x on air travel, restaurants, supermarkets, gas & EV charging.

Annual fee: $95 Sign-up bonus: 60,000 points after $4,000 spend in 3 months Foreign fees: 0%

Perfect if: You're comfortable booking through the issuer's own site for the best rate.

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Head-to-Head Comparison

Feature Capital One Savor Cash Rewards Credit Card Citi Strata Premier Card
Annual Fee $0 $95
Sign-Up Bonus $200 after $500 spend in 3 months 60,000 points after $4,000 spend in 3 months
Foreign Transaction Fee 0% 0%
Base Reward Rate 1% 1%
Flights Rewards 1% 3%
Hotels Rewards 1% 3%
Dining Rewards 3% 3%
Groceries Rewards 3% 3%
Gas Rewards 1% 3%
Rates with conditions
not counted in the rows above
5% through Capital One Travel
Earns 5% only on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel, Capital One's own booking site. Travel booked anywhere else earns 1%.
10% through Citi Travel
Earns 10% only on hotels, car rentals and attractions booked through Citi Travel, Citi's own booking site. Booking direct with a hotel or rental company earns 3%.
Key Benefits Unlimited 3% on dining, entertainment, groceries, and streaming; 5% on travel through Capital One. 10x points on hotels, car rentals, and attractions booked on cititravel.com; 3x on air travel, restaurants, supermarkets, gas & EV charging.

The Verdict

Citi Strata Premier Card wins on travel, gas.

The $95/year fee difference means Citi Strata Premier Card needs to earn about that much more in rewards to justify its cost.

Citi Strata Premier Card carries $100/year in credits (mostly tied to specific merchants or bookings). Those only count if you’d actually use them. Worth checking against your own habits before treating them as a discount on the fee.

Not sure which fits your life? Enter your spending below and we’ll do the math. The calculator ranks purely on rewards minus the full annual fee, so credits and perks are yours to judge.