X and SpaceXAI ask court to drop Apple from antitrust lawsuit

X Corp. and SpaceXAI LLC have asked a Texas federal judge to dismiss their antitrust claims against Apple with prejudice, while leaving their claims against OpenAI in place. Their September 14 motion says the plaintiffs have resolved their claims with Apple and that Apple does not oppose the request.

The motion asks for dismissal under Rule 41(a)(2), which requires a court order. Judge Mark Pittman must approve the request before Apple’s claims are formally dismissed. If granted, the dismissal with prejudice would prevent X and SpaceXAI from bringing the same claims against Apple again. The filing does not explain the resolution or identify any settlement terms.

OpenAI remains in the case

The motion explicitly keeps the claims against OpenAI Foundation, OpenAI, L.L.C., and OpenAI OpCo, LLC. X and xAI first sued Apple and OpenAI in August 2025, arguing that Apple’s ChatGPT integration with Siri and Apple Intelligence gave OpenAI an advantage over rivals such as Grok. Their original complaint also challenged Apple’s App Store visibility for competing apps.

Judge Pittman denied Apple and OpenAI’s first motions to dismiss in November 2025, allowing the case to move into discovery. The court’s order did not decide whether the antitrust allegations were true.

Until Pittman rules, both Apple and OpenAI remain defendants. If he grants the motion, Apple would leave the case while the claims against OpenAI continue without a ruling on their merits.