# Agent checkout protocols compared head to head

> 9 head-to-head comparisons of agent checkout and mandate protocols for AI agents, grouped by the job each pair shares, with benchmark scores for both sides.

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- Updated: 2026-10-01

- Ranked table: https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/checkout-protocols.md

## Agent payment protocols

- [ACK-Pay (Agent Commerce Kit) vs Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ack-pay-vs-acp.md): D 53.6 vs C 60.9
- [ACK-Pay (Agent Commerce Kit) vs Agent Payments Protocol (AP2)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ack-pay-vs-ap2.md): D 53.6 vs C 55.3
- [Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) vs Agent Payments Protocol (AP2)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/acp-vs-ap2.md): C 60.9 vs C 55.3
- [Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) vs L402](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/acp-vs-l402.md): C 60.9 vs C 60.5
- [Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) vs Machine Payments Protocol (MPP)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/acp-vs-mpp.md): C 60.9 vs A 81.1
- [Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) vs x402](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/acp-vs-x402.md): C 60.9 vs A 79.7
- [Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) vs L402](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ap2-vs-l402.md): C 55.3 vs C 60.5
- [Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) vs Machine Payments Protocol (MPP)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ap2-vs-mpp.md): C 55.3 vs A 81.1
- [Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) vs x402](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ap2-vs-x402.md): C 55.3 vs A 79.7