Musk drops Apple lawsuit, keeps OpenAI case alive

spiegel.de (German) — September 15, 2026 at 05:01 AM UTC

Elon Musk has withdrawn his lawsuit against Apple, which alleged unfair competition favoring OpenAI's ChatGPT over his Grok chatbot. The case against OpenAI remains active. Court documents stated the Apple allegations were resolved without providing details. Musk's ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI accuses CEO Sam Altman of improperly converting the nonprofit into a for-profit company. A California jury previously ruled against Musk in a related case. The Apple dispute stemmed from a 2024 partnership allowing iPhone users to route Siri queries to ChatGPT. Apple recently launched its own AI-enhanced Siri, using Google's Gemini for some functions. Musk's claims cited Apple's 65% US smartphone market share and OpenAI's 80% chatbot share.

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