Elon Musk says that the apple the app store for chatgpt

Elon Musk opened a fresh front in his current quarrel with Big Tech. This time, he targets Apple.

On Monday evening, Tesla CEO and SpaceX accused the iPhone manufacturer of antitrust violations, saying that his App Store policies have put his cat Ai Chatbot, developed by Xai, in a disadvantage compared to the rivals, in particular the Openai Chatppt. “Apple behaves in a way that makes an IA company impossible in addition to Openai to reach No. 1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation,” Musk published on X (formerly Twitter). “XAI will take immediate legal action.”

Apple behaves in a way that makes an AI company impossible in addition to OpenAi to reach No. 1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation.

XAI will take immediate legal action.

– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2025

Musk has not developed the legal strategy or confirmed if a pursuit is already in motion. But his public offensive had started earlier in the evening, as if he was building a case in front of a jury.

“Hey @apple app store, why do you refuse to put 𝕏 or grok in your” must have “section while 𝕏 is the n ° 1 application in the world and Grok is # 5 among all the applications?” He wrote in another article. “Do you do politics?” What gives? Interesting minds want to know. “

A quick verification of Gizmodo has revealed that Chatgpt is currently the free application No. 1 in the IOS IOS store and the only Chatbot AI appearing in the Apple “Indispens Applicable Applications” section.

Musk considers it as proof of bias, and he attaches him to the deeper ties of Apple with Openai. “And why is the Chatppt literally in each list where you have editorial control?” He added another article.

Apple and Openai announced a partnership in June 2024 to integrate Chatgpt into iPhones, iPads and Macs via Siri and system -scale writing tools. The agreement has given the unprecedented visibility of the Openai chatbot and direct access to hundreds of millions of Apple users.

And why is Chatgpt literally in each list where you have editorial control?

– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2025

Musk, who co -founded Openai in 2015, but left the business three years later after a fall, has since become one of his fiercest criticisms. His IA company, XAI, launched Grok at the end of 2023, calling it as an “upset” alternative to the consumer chatbots. Grok is directly integrated into X, the musk of the social platform acquired in 2022.

The spit with Apple adds to the growing list of Musk of Battles linked to AI, including prosecution, public quarrels with former allies and frequent affirmations that competitors are politically biased.

A new antitrust battlefield

The threat of Musk marks the opening salvo in what could become a new major antitrust fight. Apple has long been examined and the legal proceedings of developers such as Epic Games, as well as regulators in the United States and Europe, who argue that its iron grip on the App Store is equivalent to an illegal monopoly.

Now Musk redirects these same arguments for the AI era. Its complaint targets the heart of the power of the Apple App Store: the possibility of the winners and burying its rivals through editorial conservation and promotion. For an upstart as Xai, being sidelined while a competitor benefits from a premium placement can be fatal.

In the opinion of Musk, the promotion by Apple de Chatgpt is part of a comfortable and potentially anti -competitive relationship with OPENAI.

Apple did not immediately respond to the request for comments from Gizmodo.

Our grip

It is a classic musk movement of Musk. He has already done so, screaming quite strong, playing the intimidator and forcing your rival to the table. Now the question is whether Apple takes bait or calls its bluff.