SoFi Unlimited 2%
SoFi · Mastercard · no annual fee · earns cash back.
Rates checked against the issuer 2026-09. Foreign transaction fee: not recorded here.
The short version
- Best at: nothing in particular — no category puts it in the top three of the catalogue.
- A year's rewards: about $529, with no fee to pay.
Is the annual fee worth it?
No annual fee, so everything it earns is kept: about $529 a year on the illustrative household's spending, which puts it number 15 of 38 the no-fee cards in the catalogue. All of them, ranked.
Priced on an illustrative household spending $2,205 a month on a card — the assumption, in full. Credits and perks are not priced: they are worth their face value only if you would have spent that money anyway.
What it earns, category by category
| Earns on | Rate | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Flights, Hotels, Vacation Rentals, Car Rental | 3% | Only through the issuer's travel portal · Booked through SoFi Travel |
| Everything else | 2% |
Where a year's rewards come from
| Spending on | Earns a year |
|---|---|
| Groceries | $120 |
| Everything Else | $120 |
| Restaurants & Bars | $72 |
| Gas Stations | $36 |
| Online Shopping | $36 |
| Utilities | $36 |
Priced on an illustrative household spending $2,205 a month on a card — the assumption, in full. Credits and perks are not priced: they are worth their face value only if you would have spent that money anyway.
What the issuer lists besides rewards
- Rewards can be redeemed as a statement credit, a SoFi deposit or a loan payment
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Point values: published industry valuations. How every number here is worked out.
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