Overview

• Elon Musk posted on X that Apple’s App Store practices make it “impossible” for any AI app besides ChatGPT to reach the top spot and vowed immediate legal action.
• He questioned why neither X nor Grok appear in the App Store’s “Must Have” editorial section despite their high download rankings.
• Sensor Tower and App Figures data show ChatGPT holding or near the No. 1 free app position while Grok typically sits in fifth or sixth place.
• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called Musk’s accusation “remarkable” and pointed to allegations that Musk manipulates X’s algorithm to benefit his own ventures.
• The dispute follows Grok’s brief suspension on X after an “unhinged mode” glitch produced offensive content, which xAI says has been corrected.