Musk drops Apple antitrust claims, keeps case against OpenAI

The fight traces back to 2024, when Apple announced it would integrate ChatGPT into iPhone features. Musk immediately attacked the partnership as letting OpenAI install "creepy spyware" on devices, and the next year he sued, claiming it gave the two firms a monopoly on Apple users' AI prompts. His anger seemingly escalated when he believed his own chatbot, Grok, was being illegally blocked from the top of Apple's App Store rankings.

On Monday, Musk confirmed in a court filing that he has resolved all claims against Apple — though the filing does not say whether any settlement terms were negotiated or why he sought a voluntary dismissal. What stands out is that he agreed never to raise those claims again, while refusing to drop the identical claims against OpenAI.

That leaves OpenAI fighting alone. It has already called the suit another attempt to harass the company, and last fall mocked Musk's claims as baseless, pointing out he won't even guess what portion of the chatbot market the Apple deal forecloses. The outcome now appears to hinge on whether the court accepts Musk's estimate of 0 to 55 percent, based on what OpenAI calls "back-of-the-envelope math" it believes should be rejected.