Head to head · Restaurant reservations · October 2026 research run
Resy vs Tock
Tock scores 12.4 (F) on agent readiness against Resy's 10.3 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Both do restaurant reservations.
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Which one, for what
Resy F
Best for Diners booking in person through the app.
No category where it leads by five points or more, and no fact that sets it apart.
Watch for
No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call. The Amex dining MCP endpoint takes only pre-registered OAuth clients
Tock F
Best for Restaurants and wineries taking reservations and experience bookings, and for diners booking in person.
Ahead on
- Schema & documentation, 5 against 0
- Transparency & trust, 52 against 30
Watch for
No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call. The docs index reads "Docs coming soon"
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Resy | Tock | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 25 | 25 | even |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 0 | 5 | Tock +5 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 3 | 0 | Resy +3 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 25 | 23 | Resy +2 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 30 | 52 | Tock +22 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 10.3/100 | F 12.4/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Resy | Tock |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Resy (American Express) | Tock (American Express) |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth | API key |
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Proprietary service. Resy Network, Inc. publishes separate privacy and merchant terms for Resy and Tock | Proprietary service under the Tock Terms of Use (effective 12 February 2026) and merchant terms |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | no |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-02-12 |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2025-11-24 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |
Verdicts
Resy
Resy is a large diner reservation network, now including Tock's venues, with American Express behind it. There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call today. An Amex-hosted MCP endpoint exists but accepts only pre-registered clients and has no public documentation, and Resy's own terms and privacy pages could not be read.
Tock
Tock takes reservations and experience bookings for restaurants and wineries and now feeds its venues into Resy. There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call today. api.exploretock.com publishes reservation data models without endpoints, and the Terms of Use forbid automated access to the site.
Before you call either
Resy
- Don't plan to call Resy from another agent. Hand the booking to the person in the Resy app, or use a client that American Express has approved for its dining MCP
- Do not automate the Resy website or app, since Resy runs a bot-detection programme against automated booking
Tock
- Don't plan to call Tock from another agent. Hand the booking to the person on exploretock.com or in the Resy app
- Do not script the Tock website, which the Terms of Use forbid. A venue wanting data should ask Tock through its dashboard account
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Resy or Tock?
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