Blue Cash Preferred vs Citi Custom Cash

A side-by-side look at Blue Cash Preferred and Citi Custom Cash — annual fee, welcome bonus, rewards and who each is best for.

Blue Cash PreferredCiti Custom Cash
Sign-up bonus (est.)$250 (spend $3,000 in 6 months)$200 (spend $1,500 in 6 months)
Annual fee$95/yrNo fee
Foreign transaction fee3%3%
Suggested score670+670+
Reward highlights6% U.S. supermarkets (up to cap)
6% select streaming
3% gas & transit
Automatic 5% on your top category ($500 cap)
No annual fee
Auto-detects — nothing to activate
Who it's forBest for families with heavy grocery and streaming spend.Best for people with one dominant spend category who don't want to manage rotations.