OpenAI says its ChatGPT deal with Apple fell far short of expectations

OpenAI 称与苹果的 ChatGPT 合作表现远低于预期

OpenAI stated in court filings that its 2024 deal to integrate ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence underperformed significantly. iPhone user uptake was weak from the first month, and by summer 2025 OpenAI confirmed the integration fell far short of forecasts, cutting weekly active user estimates. The relationship soured afterward; Apple switched to Google Gemini for a rebuilt Siri AI in January 2026. The filings emerged from an antitrust suit by xAI. OpenAI argued the Apple deal did not boost its market position and coincided with a share decline against Google, Anthropic, Meta, and Grok.

Why it matters: OpenAI's court filing self-reports the Apple deal as a flop — first official confirmation with concrete details: slow first-month growth, downward-revised WAU forecasts, and a summer 2025 acknowledgment of no real benefit. HKR all hit, but the info comes from a legal filing ra...