The AI rivalry between Google and OpenAI has reached a new phase as Google’s Gemini app recently overtook OpenAI’s ChatGPT to claim the top spot on the US App Store’s free app chart. This milestone comes after years of Google striving to match OpenAI’s breakthroughs, signaling a possible shift in industry momentum. At the same time, Google’s growing AI stature has coincided with easing pressures from ongoing antitrust investigations in the US.