Clubs in Ligue 1 are indeed competitors but for now we must realize that the competition occurs only at the beginning of the season because after half of the season it becomes a dark horse not a competitor anymore .
The power differential that occurs in Ligue 1 regarding PSG and other clubs is one of the reasons that distinguishes the situation that occurs in the competition.

We always see a lot of surprise clubs in Ligue 1 such as the rise of Lens, Nice or now maybe Brest who are in a positive trend in the middle of the season this time but in the end it still won't be able to make a real competition in the race for the trophy because after all, competition for second place or position in the Europa League or Conference League may still be very possible but to make competition in the trophy position is a difficult thing.

The last time we saw a very interesting competition was in the 2020/2021 season when Lille became champions and beat PSG by just 1 point but after that in the last 3 seasons in fact PSG remained champions.
Last season there was indeed a hope where Lens always stuck tight in second place but in the end PSG could still take the trophy for the domestic competition.