Overview

• xAI and X filed a 61-page antitrust complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, alleging Apple and OpenAI conspired to stifle AI competition.
• The suit claims ChatGPT is the only generative AI natively integrated into iOS and accuses Apple of suppressing competitors by deprioritizing X and Grok in App Store rankings and delaying reviews.
• The plaintiffs seek a jury trial, injunctive relief to halt the practices, and billions of dollars in damages.
• OpenAI called the filing a continuation of Elon Musk’s “pattern of harassment,” while Apple has previously said the App Store is designed to be fair and free of bias.
• The complaint cites Apple’s U.S. smartphone share at about 65% and OpenAI’s chatbot share at 80%, though reports note other AI apps like DeepSeek and Perplexity have also topped App Store charts since the Apple–OpenAI partnership.