Elon Musk’s X Corp and SpaceXAI have formally withdrawn their antitrust lawsuit against Apple, bringing an end to legal proceedings that alleged the iPhone maker colluded with OpenAI to exclude competitors from the generative artificial intelligence sector.
In a court filing submitted on Monday, the companies requested dismissal of their claims against Apple. The document did not specify a reason for the withdrawal nor confirm whether a settlement had been reached between the parties.
The suit, originally filed in August 2025 in a U.S. federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, accused Apple and OpenAI of violating antitrust statutes by agreeing to make ChatGPT the sole generative AI chatbot integrated into Apple’s iOS. X and SpaceXAI, which operates the Grok chatbot, argued that this exclusive arrangement granted ChatGPT access to billions of potential user prompts through Siri, Apple’s Writing Tools, and the iPhone camera.
The plaintiffs contended that the deal deprived rival AI firms of user access and hindered their ability to achieve scale. Additionally, they alleged that Apple disadvantaged competing chatbots via its App Store by delaying app reviews and manipulating search rankings.
Apple and OpenAI had previously moved to dismiss the case, but U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman rejected those motions in November, allowing the litigation to proceed. During the legal battle, OpenAI accused Musk of waging a “campaign of lawfare” against the company.
While the claims against Apple have been dropped, X Corp and SpaceXAI stated they will continue to pursue their case against OpenAI, which remains a defendant. This follows a separate lawsuit Musk filed in May alleging that OpenAI abandoned its original non-profit mission; that case was dismissed earlier this year.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched in late 2022 and quickly became the fastest-growing consumer application in history.
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