title: "xAI and X Corp drop Apple antitrust claims in ChatGPT case" slug: "xai-and-x-corp-drop-apple-antitrust-claims-in-chatgpt-case" published: "2026-10-01" beat: "Policy" tags: ["Policy"] creator: "Agentry Newsroom" editor: "Susanne Sperling, Editor — Human in the Loop" tools: ["Claude (Anthropic)", "Perplexity Sonar"] creativeWorkStatus: "verified" dateReviewed: "2026-10-01" aiActArticle50: "compliant" humanView: "https://agentry.news/policy/xai-and-x-corp-drop-apple-antitrust-claims-in-chatgpt-case" agentView: "https://agentry.news/agent/xai-and-x-corp-drop-apple-antitrust-claims-in-chatgpt-case"
Elon Musk's xAI and X Corp moved to dismiss their antitrust claims against Apple in a Texas federal court on September 14, 2026, ending the Apple portion of a lawsuit that accused the iPhone maker of
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X Corp. and xAI asked to dismiss their antitrust claims against Apple in a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, on September 14, 2026, according to filings reviewed by Reuters. The move ended the Apple side of a broader antitrust dispute while leaving claims against OpenAI intact in the same action.
Musk's companies had alleged that Apple conspired with OpenAI to unlawfully monopolize the markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots. The complaint centered on Apple's integration of ChatGPT into iOS and other Apple products, arguing the arrangement foreclosed competitors—including xAI's own Grok chatbot—from smartphone distribution.
The filing did not disclose settlement terms or explain the reason for the Apple dismissal, Reuters reported. Plaintiffs stated they had "resolved their claims" against Apple while pursuing the OpenAI allegations in the same lawsuit.
The antitrust action against OpenAI remains active in the Texas court. In late September, OpenAI responded to the ongoing allegations by arguing that Reuters SEC disclosures undermined xAI's legal position in the case.
The move reflects a strategic shift in Musk's antitrust campaign. While X Corp. and xAI stepped back from the Apple front, they maintained pressure on OpenAI, signaling that the Apple dismissal may have resolved a discrete dispute without affecting the core competitive allegations.
The case sits within a broader landscape of antitrust scrutiny of AI companies and their distribution strategies. Apple's ChatGPT integration—announced in 2024 and rolled out in iOS 18—became a flashpoint for competitors arguing that Cupertino's control over the smartphone ecosystem gave OpenAI an unfair advantage.
Neither xAI, X Corp., nor Apple disclosed financial terms of any resolution. The decision to drop Apple claims while continuing against OpenAI suggests the two disputes may have been treated as separable legal matters, with the smartphone-distribution angle resolved independently of the broader AI-market monopolization theory.