Elon Musk's X Corp and xAI filed a lawsuit alleging that Apple and OpenAI's integration of ChatGPT into iPhones and App Store behavior suppress competition. The companies claim the Apple Intelligence setting effectively defaults users to ChatGPT, reducing incentives to download third-party AI apps and creating a protected market for OpenAI. X and xAI assert that rival chatbots and "super" apps are deprioritized and omitted from curated App Store sections despite high rankings. The filing warns the integration grants OpenAI access to potentially billions of iPhone-originating prompts, amplifying its advantage. OpenAI called the filing harassment; Apple said the store is fair and unbiased.
Elon Musk is suing Apple and OpenAI over claims that their deal to build ChatGPT into the iPhone is stifling competition in the AI industry. In a lawsuit filed on Monday, the Musk-owned X Corp and xAI also accuse Apple's Apple Store of "deprioritizing" rival chatbots and "super" apps, including Grok and X. Musk's companies claim that iPhone users "have no reason" to download third-party AI apps because the company "force[s]" users to use ChatGPT as their default chatbot app when enabling Apple Intelligence.
The lawsuit adds that though the X and Grok apps have received high rankings, neither appears in the App Store's "Must-Have Apps" section, where ChatGPT was allegedly the "only" AI chatbot in the section on August 24th, 2025. X and xAI also accuse Apple's partnership with OpenAI of creating a "moat" that protects the AI giant due to "Apple's monopoly in smartphones." It notes that the iPhone's ChatGPT integration gives OpenAI access to "potentially billions of user prompts originating from hundreds of millions of iPhones," allegedly giving it an unfair advantage.
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