Elon Musk's X Corp and SpaceXAI have filed a motion in a Texas federal court to dismiss their antitrust claims against Apple with prejudice, ending a legal battle over mobile AI distribution. The original 2025 lawsuit accused Apple of monopolizing markets by exclusively integrating OpenAI's ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence. While the terms of the resolution remain undisclosed, Musk's companies will continue to pursue their antitrust claims against OpenAI.
Lawsuit dismissal against Apple
- ▪The September 14, 2026 court filing did not disclose the specific reasons for the dismissal or state whether a settlement had been reached between Apple, X Corp, and SpaceXAI.
- ▪Elon Musk's X Corp and SpaceXAI filed a motion in a Texas federal court on September 14, 2026, to dismiss their antitrust claims against Apple with prejudice.
Original antitrust allegations
- ▪The 2025 lawsuit alleged that Apple and OpenAI conspired to monopolize markets, manipulate App Store rankings, and prevent competitors like X Corp and SpaceXAI from competing.
- ▪Apple denied wrongdoing in the 2025 antitrust lawsuit, arguing that its partnership with OpenAI was not exclusive.
- ▪The original lawsuit, filed in 2025 by X Corp and SpaceXAI, accused Apple of violating antitrust laws by exclusively integrating OpenAI's ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence features on iPhones and other devices.
Ongoing litigation against OpenAI
- ▪Apple filed its own lawsuit against OpenAI and two former Apple employees, accusing them of stealing trade secrets related to Apple's manufacturing processes and products.
- ▪X Corp and SpaceXAI did not dismiss their claims against OpenAI and will continue to pursue litigation against the ChatGPT maker.
- ▪A jury previously sided with OpenAI in a separate lawsuit filed by Elon Musk regarding OpenAI's transition away from its original nonprofit structure.
App Store competition dynamics
- ▪X Corp previously stated to Reuters that Apple would have featured the X and Grok apps more prominently in the App Store if not for its exclusive deal with OpenAI.
- ▪OpenAI's rival AI applications, including DeepSeek and Perplexity, spent time at the top of the App Store charts despite Apple's partnership with OpenAI.
Grok CSAM controversy
- ▪California Governor Gavin Newsom called on the Attorney General on January 14, 2026, to investigate SpaceXAI over the generation of nonconsensual sexually explicit AI deepfakes.
- ▪SpaceXAI is embroiled in a separate lawsuit alleging that its chatbot Grok was used to generate thousands of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) images and nonconsensual deepfakes.
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