In January 2026 the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published 2025 generative AI service filing information. As of 31 December 2025, 748 generative AI services had completed filing and 435 generative AI applications or functions had completed registration; during 2025, 446 new services completed filing and 330 new applications or functions completed registration.
Trend one: filing moves from event to base
With 446 new filings in 2025, more than one service completed filing on an average day. Filing is no longer a news event for a handful of leading companies but a growing stock.
For companies, the implication is greater comparability of filing information. Partners, investors and regulators can all check a service’s compliance status through the filing system. “Filed” is becoming the default precondition for offering a service.
Trend two: applications grow faster than services
The registration data is telling. With 435 applications or functions registered in total and 330 new registrations in 2025 — close to three-quarters of the year’s new filings — registration, which targets applications or functions built on already-filed models, is growing faster than underlying services. The ecosystem is extending toward the application layer.
This matches industry observation: the competitive focus of large models is shifting from “who trains the model” to “who delivers in specific scenarios.” See our notes on the AI application service provider action plan and the token economy and compliance.
Trend three: compliance capability is diverging
Growth in filing numbers does not equal a matching rise in compliance. Recent enforcement shows that synthetic-content labelling and deep-synthesis algorithm filing remain high-risk areas. See our note on synthetic-content labelling enforcement.
The compliance gap will show up more in ongoing duties after filing: whether labelling is implemented, changes updated, and security assessments carried out on schedule.
Three things companies should watch
First, verify your own filing status. Confirm that all launched services have completed filing and registration, and whether any filing is stale after a feature update. See our note on the sixteenth batch and the filing rhythm.
Second, watch local filing rhythms. Acceptance timing and material requirements differ by region — see our note on local filing batches.
Third, build filing into the product release process. Treat filing as a pre-launch check item, not a post-launch remedy. See our algorithm filing service.
The figure of 748 marks generative AI filing having moved past institution-building into stock governance. The next regulatory focus is likely to shift from “is there a filing” to “what happened after the filing.”
This article is based on the CAC’s 2025 generative AI service filing information announcement and public information. It is for general reference only and does not constitute legal advice.