Runbo Li

Runbo Li

CEO of Magic Hour

Runbo Li is the Co-founder and CEO of Magic Hour, where he builds AI video and image tools for content creation. He is a Y Combinator W24 founder and former Data Scientist at Meta, where he worked on 0-1 consumer social products in New Product Experimentation. He writes about AI video generation, AI image creation, creative workflows, and creator tools.

Latest articles

Collage of realistic AI-generated tattoos, representing top 6 AI tattoo generators
App Picks
6 best AI tattoo generators: concepts, placement and stencils
· 6 min read
MiniMax M2, GPT, and Claude displayed side by side in an AI model comparison
App Picks
MiniMax M2 vs GPT-4o vs Claude 3.5: how to compare them
· 2 min read
MiniMax-M2 open-source AI model banner
Trends
MiniMax M2: what it is, status & current successors
· 3 min read
AI voice changer tools comparison
App Picks
5 best AI voice changers: recordings, live mic and costs
· 7 min read
Sora AI interface showing cinematic video generation from text prompt
Videos
How to use Sora now: export and migrate before shutdown
· 3 min read
Collage of the best free ai tools for marketing.
App Picks
8 best free AI tools for marketing: a practical 2026 stack
· 8 min read
AI-generated visuals displayed across multiple social media screens representing the fusion of creativity and technology
Content Creation
AI content on social media: evidence, risks & measurement
· 5 min read
Collage of the best AI image generator logos
App Picks
10 best AI image generators: features, costs and examples
· 11 min read
Anime showing people working in an office.
Content Creation
10 AI marketing campaigns: real examples and creative lessons
· 8 min read
Ghibli-style AI animated person wearing large headphones at a desktop computer with a microphone in a dim, RGB-lit room.
Trends
Marketers Say AI Saves Time, Yet One in Four Report More Burnout
· 6 min read
Veo 3.1 vs Sora 2 - a cinematic clash of next-gen AI video creation tools redefining visual storytelling
Videos
Sora 2 vs Veo 3.1: availability, features, API and price
· 4 min read
Colorful geometric patterns created using top AI pattern generators.
Images
5 best AI pattern generators: seamless, vector & print workflows
· 5 min read
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