diff --git a/backends/arm/operators/op_eq.py b/backends/arm/operators/op_eq.py
index 02fc89099e0..de49b267641 100644
--- a/backends/arm/operators/op_eq.py
+++ b/backends/arm/operators/op_eq.py
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ def define_node(
         inputs: List[TosaArg],
         output: TosaArg,
     ) -> None:
-        assert (
-            inputs[0].dtype == inputs[1].dtype
-        ), "EQ must have the same dtypes as input"
+        if inputs[0].dtype != inputs[1].dtype:
+            raise TypeError(
+                "All inputs need to have the same data type for operator EQ but got "
+                f"{inputs[0].dtype=}, {inputs[1].dtype=}"
+            )
 
         input_nodes = inputs
         # Handle quantization
diff --git a/backends/arm/operators/op_ge.py b/backends/arm/operators/op_ge.py
index e4de12f3327..d18156e1a50 100644
--- a/backends/arm/operators/op_ge.py
+++ b/backends/arm/operators/op_ge.py
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ def define_node(
         inputs: List[TosaArg],
         output: TosaArg,
     ) -> None:
-        assert (
-            inputs[0].dtype == inputs[1].dtype
-        ), "GE must have the same dtypes as input"
+        if inputs[0].dtype != inputs[1].dtype:
+            raise TypeError(
+                "All inputs need to have the same data type for operator GE but got "
+                f"{inputs[0].dtype=}, {inputs[1].dtype=}"
+            )
 
         input_nodes = inputs
         # Handle quantization
diff --git a/backends/arm/operators/op_gt.py b/backends/arm/operators/op_gt.py
index 65cf8197bdc..25ff2463c5c 100644
--- a/backends/arm/operators/op_gt.py
+++ b/backends/arm/operators/op_gt.py
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ def define_node(
         inputs: List[TosaArg],
         output: TosaArg,
     ) -> None:
-        assert (
-            inputs[0].dtype == inputs[1].dtype
-        ), "GT must have the same dtypes as input"
+        if inputs[0].dtype != inputs[1].dtype:
+            raise TypeError(
+                "All inputs need to have the same data type for operator GT but got "
+                f"{inputs[0].dtype=}, {inputs[1].dtype=}"
+            )
 
         input_nodes = inputs
         # Handle quantization
diff --git a/backends/arm/operators/op_le.py b/backends/arm/operators/op_le.py
index 8fea2b92088..8ed5539034b 100644
--- a/backends/arm/operators/op_le.py
+++ b/backends/arm/operators/op_le.py
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ def define_node(
         inputs: List[TosaArg],
         output: TosaArg,
     ) -> None:
-        assert (
-            inputs[0].dtype == inputs[1].dtype
-        ), "LE must have the same dtypes as input"
+        if inputs[0].dtype != inputs[1].dtype:
+            raise TypeError(
+                "All inputs need to have the same data type for operator LE but got "
+                f"{inputs[0].dtype=}, {inputs[1].dtype=}"
+            )
 
         input_nodes = inputs
         # Handle quantization
diff --git a/backends/arm/operators/op_lt.py b/backends/arm/operators/op_lt.py
index da93ab41799..3bb71f611a5 100644
--- a/backends/arm/operators/op_lt.py
+++ b/backends/arm/operators/op_lt.py
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ def define_node(
         inputs: List[TosaArg],
         output: TosaArg,
     ) -> None:
-        assert (
-            inputs[0].dtype == inputs[1].dtype
-        ), "LT must have the same dtypes as input"
+        if inputs[0].dtype != inputs[1].dtype:
+            raise TypeError(
+                "All inputs need to have the same data type for operator LT but got "
+                f"{inputs[0].dtype=}, {inputs[1].dtype=}"
+            )
 
         input_nodes = inputs
         # Handle quantization