This　paper　builds　an　input-output　assessment　index　system　of　creative　industry　development　efficiency　according　to　the　characteristics　of　creative　industry.　Taking　use　of　the　C2R　model,　the　BC2　model　and　super-efficiency　DEA　model,　taking　the　creative　industry　in　China＇s　26　major　cities　for　example,　we　implement　the　DEA　model　quantitative　empirical　assessment　to　China　creative　industry＇s　reality　development　efficiency.　The　assessment　result　indicates　the　industrial　characteristics　of　China　creative　industry　development　efficiency　as　descending　stepwise　development　from　coastal　areas　to　inland,　while　the　internal　development　is　extremely　uneven.　According　to　the　overall　efficiency　value,　this　paper　divides　China＇s　26　major　cities　into　three　echelons　from　high　to　low,　and　points　out　that　it　is　necessary　to　build　regional　different　optimization　ideas　and　specific　optimization　path　for　the　future　development　of　China　creative　industry.　©　Springer-Verlag　Berlin　Heidelberg　2014.