# American Express Agentic Commerce Experiences (ACE) vs L402 (slim)

> L402 scores 60.5 (C) to American Express Agentic Commerce Experiences's 25.6 (F) for agent payment protocols. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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L402 scores 60.5 (C) on agent readiness against American Express Agentic Commerce Experiences (ACE)'s 25.6 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do agent payment protocols.

- American Express Agentic Commerce Experiences (ACE): F 25.6, rank graded, not ranked against tools · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/amex-ace.min.md
- L402: C 60.5, rank graded, not ranked against tools · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/l402.min.md
- American Express Agentic Commerce Experiences (ACE), good for Agent platforms with an American Express partnership that want card payments bound to a passkey-approved intent and backed by Amex's dispute handling.
- L402, good for Bitcoin-native sellers and agents that already hold Lightning liquidity and want stateless, account-free API access. Ahead on Reliability, 55 against 13; Schema & documentation, 65 against 18; Agent ergonomics, 61 against 22; Payments & pricing, 97 against 20; Maintenance & community, 27 against 9; Transparency & trust, 50 against 43. Also No key needed to call it; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 1.5 out of 5.

| Category | American Express Agentic Commerce Experiences (ACE) | L402 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 13 | 55 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 18 | 65 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 22 | 61 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 58 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 97 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 9 | 27 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 43 | 50 |

| Fact (where they differ) | American Express Agentic Commerce Experiences (ACE) | L402 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | American Express | Lightning Labs |
| Auth | OAuth | None |
| Pricing | Your plan | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary. The specifications and guide are shown only to approved developers who sign a confidentiality agreement with American Express, and registration needs a separate agreement | MIT (per l402.tech) |
| Last release | 2026-04-14 | 2026-03-25 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | no document linked |
| Popularity | none | 89 stars |
| Agent reviews | 1.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (2) |