Elon Musk has once again pointed the finger at Apple.: argues that the App Store would be applying a preferential treatment to OpenAI which is detrimental to competitors like its xAI assistant, Grok. The entrepreneur claims that if this scenario is confirmed, your company will take legal action for possible anti-competitive practices.
The complaints were spread through X, where Musk claims that it is unfeasible to reach number one of downloads or the most popular spaces if the AI app is not ChatGPT. For now, neither Apple nor OpenAI have responded to the accusations, according to Bloomberg and Europa Press.
What exactly happened?
In a series of posts, the Tesla and xAI boss accused Apple of interfere with visibility of artificial intelligence applications within your store, which in practice would benefit ChatGPT with a global showcase that is difficult for other developers to match.
Musk maintains that this supposed advantage would constitute a violation of antitrust regulations and announced that xAI will take immediate steps to take the case to court if there are no changes or convincing explanations.
Grok rises, but ChatGPT remains on top
In parallel to the controversy, xAI opened Grok 4 for everyone users, including free accounts, and debuted Grok Imagine, your tool for creating images and videos with AI.
That push caused Grok's app to climb the App Store ladder. from 60th to 29th and then to 5th, although ChatGPT maintained its first place from the download ranking.
The keys to the alleged preferential treatment
The core of the complaint points to the combination of ranking algorithms y editorial decisions with which Apple sorts, recommends and highlights applications in its showcase. If Apple systematically privileges to a specific supplier, as Musk claims with OpenAI, could be considered exclusionary behavior that disrupts competition between AI services within the iOS ecosystem.
Official silence and possible scenarios
Moment there are no public positions from Apple or OpenAI, and Nor has verifiable evidence been presented that demonstrate unequal treatment in the App Store beyond the observed ranking movements.
Yes xAI formalize the claim, the process might require a detailed explanation how the highlights are decided, what metrics weigh on the lists, and to what extent editorial curation affects a key marketplace for the app business.
The dispute centers on who decides which apps rise in the rankings and what criteria govern the visibility of AI apps in the Apple app store.
