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Credit card interest calculator

Estimate what a credit card charges on a balance you carry — the daily periodic rate, the interest added this billing cycle, and what carrying that balance costs over a full year.

Rule of thumb

Credit card interest calculator

See how a card turns its APR into an actual dollar charge. Interest accrues daily on your balance, so paying the full statement balance within the grace period keeps this at zero.

Use this when you are carrying a balance, comparing card APRs, or deciding how fast to pay one down.

Interest this cycle $0
Daily periodic rate 0%
Yearly cost if carried $0

Because interest accrues daily, the balance you carry drives the charge as much as the APR does. Paying your full statement balance each month uses the grace period to avoid interest entirely.