Comparison

ast-grep vs mypy

On the evidence we track, mypy leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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ast-grep55

★mypy69

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ast-grep	mypyLeader
vioscaleAI score	55 / 100low · 35%	69 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	1
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.8
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40ast-grep%2Fnapi&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=mypy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	177	52,771
Github starsadoption.github_stars	16,225	20,682
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	42,892,033
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	33	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	15	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	Python
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	3 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

ast-grep55 / 100low · 35%

mypy69 / 100medium · 66%

Pricing

Free tier

ast-grep✓

mypy–

Model

ast-grepopen_source

mypyopen_source

Price level

ast-grepfree

mypyfree

Integrations

Count

ast-grep–

mypy1

Security

Scorecard

ast-grep–

mypy6.8

Vulnerabilities

ast-grepCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40ast-grep%2Fnapi&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

mypyCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=mypy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

ast-grep177

mypy52,771

Github stars

ast-grep16,225

mypy20,682

Package downloads weekly

ast-grep–

mypy42,892,033

Activity

Commits last 30d

ast-grep33

mypy100

Release

Cadence days

ast-grep15

mypy–

History

ast-grep20 items

mypy–

License

Spdx

ast-grepMIT

mypy–

Language

Primary

ast-grepRust

mypyPython

Content

Faq

ast-grep5 items

mypy3 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for code quality tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Code Quality Tools
Capability	ast-grep	mypy
Core
Function	Static analyzer	Type checker
Language scope	Multi-language	Single-language
Implementation language	Rust	Python
Capability
Autofix	✓	✗
Config
Config model	Rule packs	-
Extensibility
Custom rules	✓	✗
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	CLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration	✓	✓
CI / VCS gating	-	✓
Insight
Code metrics	-	✗
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware	-	✓
Licensing
Open-source	OSS	OSS
Commercial
Pricing model	Free	Free

Core

Function

ast-grepStatic analyzer

mypyType checker

Language scope

ast-grepMulti-language

mypySingle-language

Implementation language

ast-grepRust

mypyPython

Capability

Autofix

ast-grep✓

mypy✗

Config

Config model

ast-grepRule packs

mypy-

Extensibility

Custom rules

ast-grep✓

mypy✗

Deployment

ast-grepCLI-local

mypyCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

ast-grep✓

mypy✓

CI / VCS gating

ast-grep-

mypy✓

Insight

Code metrics

ast-grep-

mypy✗

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

ast-grep-

mypy✓

Licensing

Open-source

ast-grepOSS

mypyOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

ast-grepFree

mypyFree

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

ast-grep

Find and modify code patterns using abstract syntax tree analysis. Useful for linting, refactoring, and enforcing coding standards.

Independently observed

mypy

Leader

A static type checker that analyzes Python code to catch type errors before runtime. Supports gradual typing, allowing you to mix static and dynamic typing and incrementally add type hints to existing codebases.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

ast-grep

Open source

Free and open source

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

mypy

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	ast-grep	mypy
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

CLI

ast-grep✓

mypy✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

ast-grep✓

mypy✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

ast-grep

Not documented yet.

mypy

Leader

1 total

VS Code

Independently observed

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