Overview
- X Corp and SpaceXAI filed to dismiss their claims against Apple with prejudice on Monday, September 14, 2026, saying they have resolved those claims while explicitly keeping their suit against OpenAI alive.
- The court filing did not describe any settlement terms or explain why Apple was dropped, and Apple did not oppose the dismissal.
- OpenAI told the court it was not part of any talks between the parties and asked X and SpaceXAI to produce any agreement, while seeking extra time to prepare its summary-judgment filing.
- The lawsuit, first filed in August 2025 and allowed to proceed after a November 2025 ruling by Judge Mark Pittman, centers on allegations that Apple’s integration of ChatGPT into iOS gave OpenAI a distribution advantage that harmed rival chatbots like Grok.
- The dismissal tightens the dispute to questions about OpenAI’s market role and how preferential device integrations should be judged under antitrust law, a result that could influence future hardware–AI deals, App Store rules, and discovery fights over executive communications.