Musk Accused of Apple Antitrust Allegation by Preferring OpenAI in App Store Ranking
Global billionaire Elon Musk has accused Apple of committing a “clear antitrust violation” by giving OpenAI preferential treatment in App Store rankings over his company, xAI.
In a post on X, he claimed that Apple has made it impossible for other AI companies to reach the top spots and that xAI will take immediate legal action. However, he provided no evidence to support his allegations.
Earlier, Musk had alleged that Apple deliberately excluded X or Grok from the “must-have” lists.
In response, Apple stated, “The App Store is managed fairly and impartially, displaying thousands of apps through charts, algorithmic recommendations, and expert-curated lists.”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described Musk’s claims as “extraordinary.”
Notably, in January this year, the Chinese AI chatbot, DeepSix, became the top free app on Apple’s App Store. Apple is currently partnering with OpenAI and plans to integrate GPT-5 in the upcoming iOS 26.
