diff --git a/compare.go b/compare.go
index e70c1fbb..6ab22754 100644
--- a/compare.go
+++ b/compare.go
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ import (
 // The result will be 0 if l == r, -1 if l < r, and +1 if l > r.
 // This comparison is used by built-in operators and functions.
 func Compare(l, r any) int {
-	return compare(l, r)
-}
-
-func compare(l, r any) int {
 	return binopTypeSwitch(l, r,
 		compareInt,
 		func(l, r float64) any {
@@ -44,7 +40,7 @@ func compare(l, r any) int {
 				n = len(r)
 			}
 			for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-				if cmp := compare(l[i], r[i]); cmp != 0 {
+				if cmp := Compare(l[i], r[i]); cmp != 0 {
 					return cmp
 				}
 			}
@@ -52,11 +48,11 @@ func compare(l, r any) int {
 		},
 		func(l, r map[string]any) any {
 			lk, rk := funcKeys(l), funcKeys(r)
-			if cmp := compare(lk, rk); cmp != 0 {
+			if cmp := Compare(lk, rk); cmp != 0 {
 				return cmp
 			}
 			for _, k := range lk.([]any) {
-				if cmp := compare(l[k.(string)], r[k.(string)]); cmp != 0 {
+				if cmp := Compare(l[k.(string)], r[k.(string)]); cmp != 0 {
 					return cmp
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/func.go b/func.go
index 165690a4..5545b278 100644
--- a/func.go
+++ b/func.go
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ func indices(vs, xs []any) any {
 		return rs
 	}
 	for i := 0; i <= len(vs)-len(xs); i++ {
-		if compare(vs[i:i+len(xs)], xs) == 0 {
+		if Compare(vs[i:i+len(xs)], xs) == 0 {
 			rs = append(rs, i)
 		}
 	}
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ func funcIndex(v, x any) any {
 			return nil
 		}
 		for i := 0; i <= len(vs)-len(xs); i++ {
-			if compare(vs[i:i+len(xs)], xs) == 0 {
+			if Compare(vs[i:i+len(xs)], xs) == 0 {
 				return i
 			}
 		}
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ func funcRindex(v, x any) any {
 			return nil
 		}
 		for i := len(vs) - len(xs); i >= 0; i-- {
-			if compare(vs[i:i+len(xs)], xs) == 0 {
+			if Compare(vs[i:i+len(xs)], xs) == 0 {
 				return i
 			}
 		}
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ type rangeIter struct {
 }
 
 func (iter *rangeIter) Next() (any, bool) {
-	if compare(iter.step, 0)*compare(iter.value, iter.end) >= 0 {
+	if Compare(iter.step, 0)*Compare(iter.value, iter.end) >= 0 {
 		return nil, false
 	}
 	v := iter.value
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ func minMaxBy(vs, xs []any, isMin bool) any {
 	}
 	i, j, x := 0, 0, xs[0]
 	for i++; i < len(xs); i++ {
-		if compare(x, xs[i]) > 0 == isMin {
+		if Compare(x, xs[i]) > 0 == isMin {
 			j, x = i, xs[i]
 		}
 	}
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ func sortItems(name string, v, x any) ([]*sortItem, error) {
 		items[i] = &sortItem{v, xs[i]}
 	}
 	sort.SliceStable(items, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return compare(items[i].key, items[j].key) < 0
+		return Compare(items[i].key, items[j].key) < 0
 	})
 	return items, nil
 }
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ func funcGroupBy(v, x any) any {
 	rs := []any{}
 	var last any
 	for i, r := range items {
-		if i == 0 || compare(last, r.key) != 0 {
+		if i == 0 || Compare(last, r.key) != 0 {
 			rs, last = append(rs, []any{r.value}), r.key
 		} else {
 			rs[len(rs)-1] = append(rs[len(rs)-1].([]any), r.value)
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ func uniqueBy(name string, v, x any) any {
 	rs := []any{}
 	var last any
 	for i, r := range items {
-		if i == 0 || compare(last, r.key) != 0 {
+		if i == 0 || Compare(last, r.key) != 0 {
 			rs, last = append(rs, r.value), r.key
 		}
 	}
@@ -1826,9 +1826,9 @@ func funcBsearch(v, t any) any {
 		return &func1TypeError{"bsearch", v, t}
 	}
 	i := sort.Search(len(vs), func(i int) bool {
-		return compare(vs[i], t) >= 0
+		return Compare(vs[i], t) >= 0
 	})
-	if i < len(vs) && compare(vs[i], t) == 0 {
+	if i < len(vs) && Compare(vs[i], t) == 0 {
 		return i
 	}
 	return -i - 1
diff --git a/operator.go b/operator.go
index 513dbfad..64b74b78 100644
--- a/operator.go
+++ b/operator.go
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func funcOpSub(_, l, r any) any {
 		L:
 			for _, l := range l {
 				for _, r := range r {
-					if compare(l, r) == 0 {
+					if Compare(l, r) == 0 {
 						continue L
 					}
 				}
@@ -525,25 +525,25 @@ func funcOpAlt(_, l, r any) any {
 }
 
 func funcOpEq(_, l, r any) any {
-	return compare(l, r) == 0
+	return Compare(l, r) == 0
 }
 
 func funcOpNe(_, l, r any) any {
-	return compare(l, r) != 0
+	return Compare(l, r) != 0
 }
 
 func funcOpGt(_, l, r any) any {
-	return compare(l, r) > 0
+	return Compare(l, r) > 0
 }
 
 func funcOpLt(_, l, r any) any {
-	return compare(l, r) < 0
+	return Compare(l, r) < 0
 }
 
 func funcOpGe(_, l, r any) any {
-	return compare(l, r) >= 0
+	return Compare(l, r) >= 0
 }
 
 func funcOpLe(_, l, r any) any {
-	return compare(l, r) <= 0
+	return Compare(l, r) <= 0
 }