Rewards calculator
What each card pays you back in a year, minus every fee: plan, FX, per-purchase, small-purchase and top-up. Pick where you live: a card that bills in your currency charges no FX fee at home. Then compare tiers across up to three cards, or see one card line by line.
Tiers of Plasma One and Pulsar Money Card at $1,000 a month · best for you: Pulsar Money Pro ($128 a year)
| Card · tier | Rewards / yr | Plan and card fees / yr | FX cost / yr | Purchase fees / yr | You keep / yr | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $240 | −$99.99 | −$12.00 | $0 | $128 | ||
Pulsar Money CardFreeFree | $45.00 | $0 | −$12.00 | $0 | $33.00 | Free plan |
Plasma OneStandardFree | $66.00 | $0 | −$24.00 | −$18.06 | $23.94 | |
| $240 | −$600 | $0 | −$18.03 | −$378 | Or hold 20,000 XPL (~$1,002) | |
| $360 | −$2,500 | $0 | −$18.03 | −$2,158 | Or hold 100,000 XPL (~$5,008) |
Which one pays off at your spend
| Monthly spend | Best tier | You keep / yr |
|---|---|---|
| $250 | Plasma Standard | $19.48 |
| $500 | Plasma Standard | $38.97 |
| $1,000 | Pulsar Money Pro | $128 |
| $2,000 | Pulsar Money Pro | $356 |
| $3,000 | Pulsar Money Pro | $584 |
| $5,000 | Pulsar Money Pro | $680 |
| $10,000 | Pulsar Money Pro | $920 |
Plasma One
- Premium ($600/yr) beats Standard (free) once you spend $8,422 a month. Or hold 20,000 XPL (~$1,002).
- Platinum ($2,500/yr) beats Premium ($600/yr) once you spend $8,762 a month. Or hold 100,000 XPL (~$5,008).
Pulsar Money Card
- Pro ($100/yr) beats Free (free) once you spend $548 a month.
Worked out with all your other settings unchanged. Staking or lockups a tier needs are not counted as a cost; their value today is shown next to them. Compare these side by side: perks, caps and how to qualify
Missing figures are counted as zero and flagged in the notes. Spending caps, spend bands and small-purchase limits are applied where the issuer publishes them. Top-up fees are worked out on everything you load, including the money that goes on fees. How the calculator works. To see one purchase line by line, try the swipe receipt.

