Overview

• Elon Musk accused Apple’s App Store of an antitrust violation by favoring ChatGPT and threatened immediate legal action without filing a suit
• Apple rejected claims of favoritism, stating its rankings combine charts, algorithmic recommendations and expert-curated lists governed by objective criteria
• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called Musk’s accusation “remarkable,” citing allegations that Musk has manipulated X’s algorithms to benefit his own companies
• Public App Store data show ChatGPT ranked number one among free apps while Grok sat around fifth place at the time of reporting
• Competitor apps such as DeepSeek and Perplexity have topped the App Store charts since Apple and OpenAI’s integration deal, undercutting Musk’s exclusivity argument