How to compare “Any” value types

The only way to do this is with a function other than == that takes a type parameter, and then compares the values if they are both of that type:

func isEqual<T: Equatable>(type: T.Type, a: Any, b: Any) -> Bool {
    guard let a = a as? T, let b = b as? T else { return false }

    return a == b
}

Now, using your variables above, you can compare them like this:

var any1: Any = 1
var any2: Any = 1

var any3: Any = "test"
var any4: Any = "test"

isEqual(type: Int.self, a: any1, b: any2)      // true
isEqual(type: Int.self, a: any2, b: any3)      // false
isEqual(type: String.self, a: any3, b: any4)   // true