List of Hardest Credit Cards (Update 2026.2: Bilt Palladium 21g)
Comparing Credit Cards
2026.2 Update: The new Bilt Palladium card weighs 21g.
2025.7 Update: The new Citi Strata Elite card weighs 19g.
Most credit cards are made of about 5 grams (g) of plastic, but some are made of metal. Not all metal cards weigh the same, which begs the question… which card is heaviest?
Annual fee: $450. You need to be a JP Morgan Private Bank client to qualify for this card (requires $10M of investable assets).
Annual fee: $995
Annual fee: $495.
Annual fee: $595.
Annual fee: $495. HT: student Ray.
Annual fee: $450
Annual fee: $5,000. You must be invited to apply for this card, there is no public application link. HT: student erikfeifei.
Annual fee: $550
Annual fee: $395. You need to have an HSBC Premier account to be eligible for this card. HT: student Michael.
Annual fee: $395
Annual fee: $95
Annual fee: $0
Annual fee: $400
Annual fee: $0.
Annual fee: $400
Annual fee: $95
Annual fee: $0
Annual fee: $250
Annual fee: $450
Annual fee: $250
Annual fee: $95
Annual fee: $0
Annual fee: $450
Annual fee: $95
Annual fee: $0
Annual fee: $550
Annual fee: $450
Annual fee: $0
Annual fee: $95. HT: Eric.
Annual fee: $0
Standard Plastic Cards: 5g
Appendix: Abandoned Cards
Annual fee: $450
Note: After the Chase Ritz-Carlton stopped accepting new applications in 2018.7 (you can still change the product on this card), the thing that seems to have been replaced with a little heavy metal.
New card (12g):
Old card (28g):
Annual fee: $0 (note that you need to be a Robinhood Gold member to get this $5/month card). Note: this real 10K gold version is a limited time version, and you have to refer 10 friends to get it, which is very difficult. This promo has already expired. The picture below shows 37g, but the official website says it’s 36g. The difference is the error of measurement.
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