Overview

• xAI and X filed a 61-page federal antitrust complaint in Fort Worth, Texas, alleging Apple and OpenAI formed an unlawful partnership that blocks competitors from core iPhone AI features.
• The suit claims ChatGPT is the only generative AI chatbot embedded in iOS and accuses Apple of manipulating App Store rankings and delaying updates to xAI’s Grok app.
• Musk’s companies seek billions of dollars in damages and a permanent injunction to halt the alleged conduct, and they have demanded a jury trial.
• OpenAI called the case consistent with Musk’s “pattern of harassment,” and Apple has not issued a substantive public response.
• The case follows Apple–OpenAI’s 2024 integration announcement and runs alongside related disputes, including OpenAI’s subpoena efforts involving Meta and Musk’s separate California suit over OpenAI’s corporate structure.