xAI and X Corp resolve antitrust lawsuit against Apple over ChatGPT integration

xAI and X Corp have settled their antitrust battle with Apple, bringing an end to one of the more dramatic legal confrontations in the AI industry. US District Judge Mark Pittman dismissed the claims against Apple on September 14, 2026, after the plaintiffs voluntarily withdrew them.

The lawsuit against OpenAI, however, remains very much alive.

What the lawsuit was about

Filed in August 2025 in US District Court in Fort Worth, Texas, the original complaint accused Apple and OpenAI of conspiring to monopolize both the smartphone market and the generative AI chatbot space. The core allegation: Apple’s exclusive integration of ChatGPT into iOS features, particularly Apple Intelligence and Siri, created an unlevel playing field that squeezed out competitors.

xAI’s Grok chatbot was singled out as a casualty of this arrangement. The suit claimed Apple employed manipulative tactics through the App Store, affecting app visibility and rankings in ways that disadvantaged rival AI products.

The original complaint sought billions in damages. Both Apple and OpenAI denied any wrongdoing throughout the proceedings.

A long procedural road

The case didn’t resolve quickly. In November 2025, Judge Pittman denied motions to dismiss, which meant the case had enough legal substance to survive its first real stress test. Discovery disputes dragged on through the first half of 2026.

No details about the resolution’s terms were disclosed publicly.

The OpenAI fight continues

The remaining claims against OpenAI carry significant weight for the broader AI industry. The core argument is that OpenAI’s partnership with Apple created a de facto monopoly in the AI assistant space on the world’s most popular smartphone platform. If that argument gains traction in court, it could reshape how AI companies negotiate distribution deals with hardware makers.

What this means for the AI landscape

The ongoing case against OpenAI keeps the pressure on the company at a time when its commercial relationships are expanding rapidly. A ruling that its Apple partnership constitutes anticompetitive behavior could force structural changes to how AI companies negotiate exclusive or preferential integration deals.

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