diff --git a/docs/reference.md b/docs/reference.md
index 3057a0ea..99c5ef94 100644
--- a/docs/reference.md
+++ b/docs/reference.md
@@ -63,6 +63,38 @@ if (obj.IsNone())
 }
 ```
 
+## Object comparisons
+
+The `PyObject` types can be compared with one another using the `is`, `==` and `!=` operators from Python. 
+
+The equivalent to the `x is y` operator in Python is :
+
+```csharp
+// Small numbers are the same object in Python (weird implementation detail)
+PyObject obj1 = PyObject.From(true);
+PyObject obj2 = PyObject.From(true);
+if (obj1!.Is(obj2))
+    Console.WriteLine("Objects are the same!");
+```
+
+Equality can be accessed from the `.Equals` method or using the `==` operators in C#:
+
+```csharp
+PyObject obj1 = PyObject.From(3.0);
+PyObject obj2 = PyObject.From(3);
+if (obj1 == obj2) 
+    Console.WriteLine("Objects are equal!");
+```
+
+Inequality can be accessed from the `.NotEquals` method or using the `!=` operators in C#:
+
+```csharp
+PyObject obj1 = PyObject.From(3.0);
+PyObject obj2 = PyObject.From(3);
+if (obj1 != obj2) 
+    Console.WriteLine("Objects are not equal!");
+```
+
 ## Python Locators
 
 CSnakes uses a `PythonLocator` to find the Python runtime on the host machine. The `PythonLocator` is a service that is registered with the dependency injection container and is used to find the Python runtime on the host machine.
diff --git a/src/CSnakes.Runtime.Tests/Python/PyObjectTests.cs b/src/CSnakes.Runtime.Tests/Python/PyObjectTests.cs
index e11d5963..c33dae76 100644
--- a/src/CSnakes.Runtime.Tests/Python/PyObjectTests.cs
+++ b/src/CSnakes.Runtime.Tests/Python/PyObjectTests.cs
@@ -1,58 +1,44 @@
 using CSnakes.Runtime.Python;
-using System.ComponentModel;
 
 namespace CSnakes.Runtime.Tests.Python;
 public class PyObjectTests : RuntimeTestBase
 {
-    private TypeConverter td = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(PyObject));
 
     [Fact]
     public void TestToString()
     {
-        using (GIL.Acquire())
-        {
-            using PyObject? pyObj = td.ConvertFromString("Hello, World!") as PyObject;
-            Assert.NotNull(pyObj);
-            Assert.Equal("Hello, World!", pyObj!.ToString());
-        }
+        using PyObject? pyObj = PyObject.From("Hello, World!");
+        Assert.NotNull(pyObj);
+        Assert.Equal("Hello, World!", pyObj!.ToString());
     }
 
     [Fact]
     public void TestObjectType()
     {
-        using (GIL.Acquire())
-        {
-            using PyObject? pyObj = td.ConvertFromString("Hello, World!") as PyObject;
-            Assert.NotNull(pyObj);
-            Assert.Equal("<class 'str'>", pyObj!.GetPythonType().ToString());
-        }
+        using PyObject? pyObj = PyObject.From("Hello, World!");
+        Assert.NotNull(pyObj);
+        Assert.Equal("<class 'str'>", pyObj!.GetPythonType().ToString());
     }
 
     [Fact]
     public void TestObjectGetAttr()
     {
-        using (GIL.Acquire())
-        {
-            using PyObject? pyObj = td.ConvertFromString("Hello, World!") as PyObject;
-            Assert.NotNull(pyObj);
-            Assert.True(pyObj!.HasAttr("__doc__"));
-            using PyObject? pyObjDoc = pyObj!.GetAttr("__doc__");
-            Assert.NotNull(pyObjDoc);
-            Assert.Contains("Create a new string ", pyObjDoc!.ToString());
-        }
+        using PyObject? pyObj = PyObject.From("Hello, World!");
+        Assert.NotNull(pyObj);
+        Assert.True(pyObj!.HasAttr("__doc__"));
+        using PyObject? pyObjDoc = pyObj!.GetAttr("__doc__");
+        Assert.NotNull(pyObjDoc);
+        Assert.Contains("Create a new string ", pyObjDoc!.ToString());
     }
 
     [Fact]
     public void TestObjectGetRepr()
     {
-        using (GIL.Acquire())
-        {
-            using PyObject? pyObj = td.ConvertFromString("hello") as PyObject;
-            Assert.NotNull(pyObj);
-            string pyObjDoc = pyObj!.GetRepr();
-            Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(pyObjDoc));
-            Assert.Contains("'hello'", pyObjDoc);
-        }
+        using PyObject? pyObj = PyObject.From("hello");
+        Assert.NotNull(pyObj);
+        string pyObjDoc = pyObj!.GetRepr();
+        Assert.False(string.IsNullOrEmpty(pyObjDoc));
+        Assert.Contains("'hello'", pyObjDoc);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -60,10 +46,72 @@ public void CannotUnsafelyGetHandleFromDisposedPyObject()
     {
         using (GIL.Acquire())
         {
-            using PyObject? pyObj = td.ConvertFromString("hello") as PyObject;
+            using PyObject? pyObj = PyObject.From("hello");
             Assert.NotNull(pyObj);
             pyObj.Dispose();
             Assert.Throws<ObjectDisposedException>(() => pyObj!.ToString());
         }
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TestObjectIsNone()
+    {
+        var obj1 = PyObject.None;
+        var obj2 = PyObject.None;
+        Assert.True(obj2.Is(obj2));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TestObjectIsSmallIntegers() {
+        // Small numbers are the same object in Python, weird implementation detail. 
+        var obj1 = PyObject.From(42);
+        var obj2 = PyObject.From(42);
+        Assert.True(obj1!.Is(obj2!));
+    }
+
+    [InlineData(null, null)]
+    [InlineData(42, 42)]
+    [InlineData(42123434, 42123434)]
+    [InlineData("Hello!", "Hello!")]
+    [InlineData(3, 3.0)]
+    [Theory]
+    public void TestObjectEquals(object? o1, object? o2)
+    {
+        using var obj1 = PyObject.From(o1);
+        using var obj2 = PyObject.From(o2);
+        Assert.True(obj1!.Equals(obj2));
+        Assert.True(obj1 == obj2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TestObjectEqualsCollection()
+    {
+        using var obj1 = PyObject.From<IEnumerable<string>>(["Hello!", "World!"]);
+        using var obj2 = PyObject.From<IEnumerable<string>>(["Hello!", "World!"]);
+        Assert.True(obj1!.Equals(obj2));
+        Assert.True(obj1 == obj2);
+    }
+
+    [InlineData(null, true)]
+    [InlineData(42, 44)]
+    [InlineData(42123434, 421234)]
+    [InlineData("Hello!", "Hello?")]
+    [InlineData(3, 3.2)]
+    [Theory]
+    public void TestObjectNotEquals(object? o1, object? o2)
+    {
+        using var obj1 = PyObject.From(o1);
+        using var obj2 = PyObject.From(o2);
+        Assert.True(obj1!.NotEquals(obj2));
+        Assert.True(obj1 != obj2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TestObjectNotEqualsCollection()
+    {
+        using var obj1 = PyObject.From<IEnumerable<string>>(["Hello!", "World!"]);
+        using var obj2 = PyObject.From<IEnumerable<string>>(["Hello?", "World?"]);
+        Assert.True(obj1!.NotEquals(obj2));
+        Assert.True(obj1 != obj2);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CSnakes.Runtime/CPython/Object.cs b/src/CSnakes.Runtime/CPython/Object.cs
index 3fcc9a6e..3a6d9d4a 100644
--- a/src/CSnakes.Runtime/CPython/Object.cs
+++ b/src/CSnakes.Runtime/CPython/Object.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 namespace CSnakes.Runtime.CPython;
 internal unsafe partial class CPythonAPI
 {
+    internal enum RichComparisonType : int
+    {
+        LessThan = 0,
+        LessThanEqual = 1,
+        Equal = 2,
+        NotEqual = 3,
+        GreaterThan = 4,
+        GreaterThanEqual = 5
+    }
+
     [LibraryImport(PythonLibraryName)]
     internal static partial IntPtr PyObject_Repr(PyObject ob);
 
@@ -154,4 +164,20 @@ internal static bool HasAttr(PyObject ob, string name)
     /// <returns></returns>
     [LibraryImport(PythonLibraryName)]
     internal static partial int PyObject_SetItem(PyObject ob, PyObject key, PyObject value);
+
+    [LibraryImport(PythonLibraryName)]
+    internal static partial int PyObject_Hash(PyObject ob);
+
+    internal static bool PyObject_RichCompare(PyObject ob1, PyObject ob2, RichComparisonType comparisonType)
+    {
+        int result = PyObject_RichCompareBool(ob1, ob2, comparisonType);
+        if (result == -1)
+        {
+            PyObject.ThrowPythonExceptionAsClrException();
+        }
+        return result == 1;
+    }
+
+    [LibraryImport(PythonLibraryName)]
+    internal static partial int PyObject_RichCompareBool(PyObject ob1, PyObject ob2, RichComparisonType comparisonType);
 }
diff --git a/src/CSnakes.Runtime/Python/PyObject.cs b/src/CSnakes.Runtime/Python/PyObject.cs
index 1f5e26dc..98bfd07f 100644
--- a/src/CSnakes.Runtime/Python/PyObject.cs
+++ b/src/CSnakes.Runtime/Python/PyObject.cs
@@ -171,6 +171,71 @@ public virtual string GetRepr()
     /// <returns>true if None, else false</returns>
     public virtual bool IsNone() => CPythonAPI.IsNone(this);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Are the objects the same instance, equivalent to the `is` operator in Python
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="other"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public virtual bool Is(PyObject other)
+    {
+        return DangerousGetHandle() == other.DangerousGetHandle();
+    }
+
+    public override bool Equals(object? obj)
+    {
+        if (obj is PyObject pyObj1) { 
+            if (Is(pyObj1))
+                return true;
+
+            using (GIL.Acquire())
+            {
+                return CPythonAPI.PyObject_RichCompare(this, pyObj1, CPythonAPI.RichComparisonType.Equal);
+            }
+        }
+        return base.Equals(obj);
+    }
+
+    public bool NotEquals(object? obj)
+    {
+        if (obj is PyObject pyObj1)
+        {
+            if (Is(pyObj1))
+                return false;
+
+            using (GIL.Acquire())
+            {
+                return CPythonAPI.PyObject_RichCompare(this, pyObj1, CPythonAPI.RichComparisonType.NotEqual);
+            }
+        }
+        return !base.Equals(obj);
+    }
+
+    public static bool operator ==(PyObject? left, PyObject? right)
+    {
+        if (left is null)
+            return right is null;
+        return left.Equals(right);
+    }
+    public static bool operator !=(PyObject? left, PyObject? right)
+    {
+        if (left is null)
+            return right is not null;
+        return left.NotEquals(right);
+    }
+
+    public override int GetHashCode()
+    {
+        using (GIL.Acquire())
+        {
+            int hash = CPythonAPI.PyObject_Hash(this);
+            if (hash == -1)
+            {
+                ThrowPythonExceptionAsClrException();
+            }
+            return hash;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static PyObject None { get; } = new PyNoneObject();
 
     /// <summary>