diff --git a/ast/ast_test.go b/ast/ast_test.go
index 19d20969..cf73c172 100644
--- a/ast/ast_test.go
+++ b/ast/ast_test.go
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ func TestAstExamples(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	_ = ast.Forbid().
 		When(
-			ast.Value(simpleRecord).Access("x").Equals(ast.String("value")),
+			ast.Value(simpleRecord).Access("x").Equal(ast.String("value")),
 		).
 		When(
-			ast.Record(ast.Pairs{{Key: "x", Value: ast.Long(1).Add(ast.Context().Access("fooCount"))}}).Access("x").Equals(ast.Long(3)),
+			ast.Record(ast.Pairs{{Key: "x", Value: ast.Long(1).Add(ast.Context().Access("fooCount"))}}).Access("x").Equal(ast.Long(3)),
 		).
 		When(
 			ast.Set(
@@ -245,13 +245,13 @@ func TestASTByTable(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"opEquals",
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(42).Equals(ast.Long(43))),
-			internalast.Permit().When(internalast.Long(42).Equals(internalast.Long(43))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(42).Equal(ast.Long(43))),
+			internalast.Permit().When(internalast.Long(42).Equal(internalast.Long(43))),
 		},
 		{
 			"opNotEquals",
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(42).NotEquals(ast.Long(43))),
-			internalast.Permit().When(internalast.Long(42).NotEquals(internalast.Long(43))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(42).NotEqual(ast.Long(43))),
+			internalast.Permit().When(internalast.Long(42).NotEqual(internalast.Long(43))),
 		},
 		{
 			"opLessThan",
diff --git a/ast/operator.go b/ast/operator.go
index 3dc649e4..6767d0aa 100644
--- a/ast/operator.go
+++ b/ast/operator.go
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ import (
 //  \____\___/|_| |_| |_| .__/ \__,_|_|  |_|___/\___/|_| |_|
 //                      |_|
 
-func (lhs Node) Equals(rhs Node) Node {
-	return wrapNode(lhs.Node.Equals(rhs.Node))
+func (lhs Node) Equal(rhs Node) Node {
+	return wrapNode(lhs.Node.Equal(rhs.Node))
 }
 
-func (lhs Node) NotEquals(rhs Node) Node {
-	return wrapNode(lhs.Node.NotEquals(rhs.Node))
+func (lhs Node) NotEqual(rhs Node) Node {
+	return wrapNode(lhs.Node.NotEqual(rhs.Node))
 }
 
 func (lhs Node) LessThan(rhs Node) Node {
diff --git a/internal/ast/ast_test.go b/internal/ast/ast_test.go
index 87cded5b..f2d10918 100644
--- a/internal/ast/ast_test.go
+++ b/internal/ast/ast_test.go
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ func TestAstExamples(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	_ = ast.Forbid().
 		When(
-			ast.Value(simpleRecord).Access("x").Equals(ast.String("value")),
+			ast.Value(simpleRecord).Access("x").Equal(ast.String("value")),
 		).
 		When(
 			ast.Record(ast.Pairs{{Key: "x", Value: ast.Long(1).Add(ast.Context().Access("fooCount"))}}).
-				Access("x").Equals(ast.Long(3)),
+				Access("x").Equal(ast.Long(3)),
 		).
 		When(
 			ast.Set(
@@ -290,13 +290,13 @@ func TestASTByTable(t *testing.T) {
 			}},
 		{
 			"opEquals",
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(42).Equals(ast.Long(43))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(42).Equal(ast.Long(43))),
 			ast.Policy{Effect: ast.EffectPermit, Principal: ast.ScopeTypeAll{}, Action: ast.ScopeTypeAll{}, Resource: ast.ScopeTypeAll{},
 				Conditions: []ast.ConditionType{{Condition: ast.ConditionWhen, Body: ast.NodeTypeEquals{BinaryNode: ast.BinaryNode{Left: ast.NodeValue{Value: types.Long(42)}, Right: ast.NodeValue{Value: types.Long(43)}}}}}},
 		},
 		{
 			"opNotEquals",
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(42).NotEquals(ast.Long(43))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(42).NotEqual(ast.Long(43))),
 			ast.Policy{Effect: ast.EffectPermit, Principal: ast.ScopeTypeAll{}, Action: ast.ScopeTypeAll{}, Resource: ast.ScopeTypeAll{},
 				Conditions: []ast.ConditionType{{Condition: ast.ConditionWhen, Body: ast.NodeTypeNotEquals{BinaryNode: ast.BinaryNode{Left: ast.NodeValue{Value: types.Long(42)}, Right: ast.NodeValue{Value: types.Long(43)}}}}}},
 		},
diff --git a/internal/ast/operator.go b/internal/ast/operator.go
index 8d393805..07287f86 100644
--- a/internal/ast/operator.go
+++ b/internal/ast/operator.go
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import "github.com/cedar-policy/cedar-go/types"
 //  \____\___/|_| |_| |_| .__/ \__,_|_|  |_|___/\___/|_| |_|
 //                      |_|
 
-func (lhs Node) Equals(rhs Node) Node {
+func (lhs Node) Equal(rhs Node) Node {
 	return NewNode(NodeTypeEquals{BinaryNode: BinaryNode{Left: lhs.v, Right: rhs.v}})
 }
 
-func (lhs Node) NotEquals(rhs Node) Node {
+func (lhs Node) NotEqual(rhs Node) Node {
 	return NewNode(NodeTypeNotEquals{BinaryNode: BinaryNode{Left: lhs.v, Right: rhs.v}})
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/eval/compile.go b/internal/eval/compile.go
index 7018bb97..a47de7c3 100644
--- a/internal/eval/compile.go
+++ b/internal/eval/compile.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func scopeToNode(varNode ast.NodeTypeVariable, in ast.IsScopeNode) ast.Node {
 	case ast.ScopeTypeAll:
 		return ast.True()
 	case ast.ScopeTypeEq:
-		return ast.NewNode(varNode).Equals(ast.Value(t.Entity))
+		return ast.NewNode(varNode).Equal(ast.Value(t.Entity))
 	case ast.ScopeTypeIn:
 		return ast.NewNode(varNode).In(ast.Value(t.Entity))
 	case ast.ScopeTypeInSet:
diff --git a/internal/eval/compile_test.go b/internal/eval/compile_test.go
index dad65f8c..4ff8a1a2 100644
--- a/internal/eval/compile_test.go
+++ b/internal/eval/compile_test.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ func TestPolicyToNode(t *testing.T) {
 				ActionEq(types.NewEntityUID("Action", "test")).
 				ResourceEq(types.NewEntityUID("Resource", "database")),
 
-			ast.Principal().Equals(ast.EntityUID("Account", "principal")).And(
-				ast.Action().Equals(ast.EntityUID("Action", "test")).And(
-					ast.Resource().Equals(ast.EntityUID("Resource", "database")),
+			ast.Principal().Equal(ast.EntityUID("Account", "principal")).And(
+				ast.Action().Equal(ast.EntityUID("Action", "test")).And(
+					ast.Resource().Equal(ast.EntityUID("Resource", "database")),
 				),
 			),
 		},
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestScopeToNode(t *testing.T) {
 			"eq",
 			ast.NewPrincipalNode(),
 			ast.ScopeTypeEq{Entity: types.NewEntityUID("T", "42")},
-			ast.Principal().Equals(ast.EntityUID("T", "42")),
+			ast.Principal().Equal(ast.EntityUID("T", "42")),
 		},
 		{
 			"in",
diff --git a/internal/eval/convert_test.go b/internal/eval/convert_test.go
index 70c8dc74..556bfb09 100644
--- a/internal/eval/convert_test.go
+++ b/internal/eval/convert_test.go
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ func TestToEval(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"equals",
-			ast.Long(42).Equals(ast.Long(43)),
+			ast.Long(42).Equal(ast.Long(43)),
 			types.False,
 			testutil.OK,
 		},
 		{
 			"notEquals",
-			ast.Long(42).NotEquals(ast.Long(43)),
+			ast.Long(42).NotEqual(ast.Long(43)),
 			types.True,
 			testutil.OK,
 		},
diff --git a/internal/json/json_test.go b/internal/json/json_test.go
index 65715d12..a8442584 100644
--- a/internal/json/json_test.go
+++ b/internal/json/json_test.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestUnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 				ActionEq(types.NewEntityUID("Action", "view")).
 				ResourceIn(types.NewEntityUID("Folder", "abc")).
 				When(
-					ast.Context().Access("tls_version").Equals(ast.String("1.3")),
+					ast.Context().Access("tls_version").Equal(ast.String("1.3")),
 				),
 			testutil.OK,
 		},
@@ -265,14 +265,14 @@ func TestUnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 			"equals",
 			`{"effect":"permit","principal":{"op":"All"},"action":{"op":"All"},"resource":{"op":"All"},
 			"conditions":[{"kind":"when","body":{"==":{"left":{"Value":42},"right":{"Value":24}}}}]}`,
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(42).Equals(ast.Long(24))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(42).Equal(ast.Long(24))),
 			testutil.OK,
 		},
 		{
 			"notEquals",
 			`{"effect":"permit","principal":{"op":"All"},"action":{"op":"All"},"resource":{"op":"All"},
 			"conditions":[{"kind":"when","body":{"!=":{"left":{"Value":42},"right":{"Value":24}}}}]}`,
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(42).NotEquals(ast.Long(24))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(42).NotEqual(ast.Long(24))),
 			testutil.OK,
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/internal/json/json_unmarshal.go b/internal/json/json_unmarshal.go
index cfe9f8dc..ef2b2a1e 100644
--- a/internal/json/json_unmarshal.go
+++ b/internal/json/json_unmarshal.go
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ func (j nodeJSON) ToNode() (ast.Node, error) {
 
 	// Binary operators: ==, !=, in, <, <=, >, >=, &&, ||, +, -, *, contains, containsAll, containsAny
 	case j.Equals != nil:
-		return j.Equals.ToNode(ast.Node.Equals)
+		return j.Equals.ToNode(ast.Node.Equal)
 	case j.NotEquals != nil:
-		return j.NotEquals.ToNode(ast.Node.NotEquals)
+		return j.NotEquals.ToNode(ast.Node.NotEqual)
 	case j.In != nil:
 		return j.In.ToNode(ast.Node.In)
 	case j.LessThan != nil:
diff --git a/internal/parser/cedar_marshal.go b/internal/parser/cedar_marshal.go
index 95383f53..bde5a4d3 100644
--- a/internal/parser/cedar_marshal.go
+++ b/internal/parser/cedar_marshal.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func scopeToNode(varNode ast.NodeTypeVariable, in ast.IsScopeNode) ast.Node {
 	case ast.ScopeTypeAll:
 		return ast.True()
 	case ast.ScopeTypeEq:
-		return ast.NewNode(varNode).Equals(ast.Value(t.Entity))
+		return ast.NewNode(varNode).Equal(ast.Value(t.Entity))
 	case ast.ScopeTypeIn:
 		return ast.NewNode(varNode).In(ast.Value(t.Entity))
 	case ast.ScopeTypeInSet:
diff --git a/internal/parser/cedar_unmarshal.go b/internal/parser/cedar_unmarshal.go
index f7fd4f2c..933a6c00 100644
--- a/internal/parser/cedar_unmarshal.go
+++ b/internal/parser/cedar_unmarshal.go
@@ -517,9 +517,9 @@ func (p *parser) relation() (ast.Node, error) {
 	case ">=":
 		operator = ast.Node.GreaterThanOrEqual
 	case "!=":
-		operator = ast.Node.NotEquals
+		operator = ast.Node.NotEqual
 	case "==":
-		operator = ast.Node.Equals
+		operator = ast.Node.Equal
 	case "in":
 		operator = ast.Node.In
 	default:
diff --git a/internal/parser/cedar_unmarshal_test.go b/internal/parser/cedar_unmarshal_test.go
index 3b569421..98e975ea 100644
--- a/internal/parser/cedar_unmarshal_test.go
+++ b/internal/parser/cedar_unmarshal_test.go
@@ -257,13 +257,13 @@ when { 2 >= 42 };`,
 			"equal",
 			`permit ( principal, action, resource )
 when { 2 == 42 };`,
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(2).Equals(ast.Long(42))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(2).Equal(ast.Long(42))),
 		},
 		{
 			"not equal",
 			`permit ( principal, action, resource )
 when { 2 != 42 };`,
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(2).NotEquals(ast.Long(42))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(2).NotEqual(ast.Long(42))),
 		},
 		{
 			"in",
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ when { if true then true else false };`,
 			`permit ( principal, action, resource )
 when { ip("1.2.3.4") == ip("2.3.4.5") };`,
 			ast.Permit().When(
-				ast.ExtensionCall("ip", ast.String("1.2.3.4")).Equals(
+				ast.ExtensionCall("ip", ast.String("1.2.3.4")).Equal(
 					ast.ExtensionCall("ip", ast.String("2.3.4.5")),
 				),
 			),
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ when { ip("1.2.3.4") == ip("2.3.4.5") };`,
 			`permit ( principal, action, resource )
 when { decimal("12.34") == decimal("23.45") };`,
 			ast.Permit().When(
-				ast.ExtensionCall("decimal", ast.String("12.34")).Equals(ast.ExtensionCall("decimal", ast.String("23.45"))),
+				ast.ExtensionCall("decimal", ast.String("12.34")).Equal(ast.ExtensionCall("decimal", ast.String("23.45"))),
 			),
 		},
 		{
@@ -384,19 +384,19 @@ when { 1 + 1 < 3 };`,
 			"mult over add precedence (rhs add)",
 			`permit ( principal, action, resource )
 when { 2 * 3 + 4 == 10 };`,
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(2).Multiply(ast.Long(3)).Add(ast.Long(4)).Equals(ast.Long(10))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(2).Multiply(ast.Long(3)).Add(ast.Long(4)).Equal(ast.Long(10))),
 		},
 		{
 			"mult over add precedence (lhs add)",
 			`permit ( principal, action, resource )
 when { 2 + 3 * 4 == 14 };`,
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(2).Add(ast.Long(3).Multiply(ast.Long(4))).Equals(ast.Long(14))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(2).Add(ast.Long(3).Multiply(ast.Long(4))).Equal(ast.Long(14))),
 		},
 		{
 			"unary over mult precedence",
 			`permit ( principal, action, resource )
 when { -2 * 3 == -6 };`,
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(-2).Multiply(ast.Long(3)).Equals(ast.Long(-6))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(-2).Multiply(ast.Long(3)).Equal(ast.Long(-6))),
 		},
 		{
 			"member over unary precedence",
@@ -408,25 +408,25 @@ when { -context.num };`,
 			"parens over unary precedence",
 			`permit ( principal, action, resource )
 when { -(2 + 3) == -5 };`,
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Negate(ast.Long(2).Add(ast.Long(3))).Equals(ast.Long(-5))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Negate(ast.Long(2).Add(ast.Long(3))).Equal(ast.Long(-5))),
 		},
 		{
 			"multiple parenthesized operations",
 			`permit ( principal, action, resource )
 when { (2 + 3 + 4) * 5 == 18 };`,
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(2).Add(ast.Long(3)).Add(ast.Long(4)).Multiply(ast.Long(5)).Equals(ast.Long(18))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.Long(2).Add(ast.Long(3)).Add(ast.Long(4)).Multiply(ast.Long(5)).Equal(ast.Long(18))),
 		},
 		{
 			"parenthesized if",
 			`permit ( principal, action, resource )
 when { (if true then 2 else 3 * 4) == 2 };`,
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.IfThenElse(ast.True(), ast.Long(2), ast.Long(3).Multiply(ast.Long(4))).Equals(ast.Long(2))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.IfThenElse(ast.True(), ast.Long(2), ast.Long(3).Multiply(ast.Long(4))).Equal(ast.Long(2))),
 		},
 		{
 			"parenthesized if with trailing mult",
 			`permit ( principal, action, resource )
 when { (if true then 2 else 3) * 4 == 8 };`,
-			ast.Permit().When(ast.IfThenElse(ast.True(), ast.Long(2), ast.Long(3)).Multiply(ast.Long(4)).Equals(ast.Long(8))),
+			ast.Permit().When(ast.IfThenElse(ast.True(), ast.Long(2), ast.Long(3)).Multiply(ast.Long(4)).Equal(ast.Long(8))),
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/policy_test.go b/policy_test.go
index 36e8845a..4f1e9b21 100644
--- a/policy_test.go
+++ b/policy_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestPolicyAST(t *testing.T) {
 
 	astExample := ast.Permit().
 		ActionEq(types.NewEntityUID("Action", "editPhoto")).
-		When(ast.Resource().Access("owner").Equals(ast.Principal()))
+		When(ast.Resource().Access("owner").Equal(ast.Principal()))
 
 	_ = cedar.NewPolicyFromAST(astExample)
 }