What is mypy?

Mypy is an optional static type checker for Python that combines the benefits of dynamic and static typing. It enables compile-time type checking with no runtime overhead while allowing gradual migration from dynamic to static typing.

Independently observed

mypy pricing

We don't have mypy's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.

What mypy does

The capabilities that matter for code quality tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Core
Function
Type checker
Language scope
Single-language
Implementation language
-
Capability
Autofix
-
Config
Config model
-
Extensibility
Custom rules
-
Deployment
Deployment
CLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
-
CI / VCS gating
-
Insight
Code metrics
-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
-
Licensing
Open-source
OSS
Commercial
Pricing model
Free
Independently observed

mypy alternatives

Other code quality tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.

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The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence

Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for mypy, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 80 / 100
low · 22%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Package Downloads1000.2020.0
Github Activity520.147.2
Github Stars810.043.1
Capabilities00.120.0-
Integrations00.060.0-
Release Cadence00.080.0-
Security Posture00.100.0-
Stackoverflow Activity00.090.0-

Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d44mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars20,558highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90%
Package downloads weekly48,604,416highsource · 2026-08-01 · 85%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
Capabilities{"function":"type_checker","deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language"}mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryPythonhighsource · 2026-08-01 · 98%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Modelopen_sourcemediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
Price levelfreemediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%