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

Imagen
Images
Google Imagen 4 guide: capabilities, current access, and alternatives
· 2 min read
Runway
Videos
Runway Gen-4 guide: 5/10-second image-to-video prompts
· 3 min read
Kling
Videos
Kling 2.1 guide: what it supported and what changed
· 3 min read
Veo
Videos
Veo 2 vs Veo 3: differences and current status (2026)
· 4 min read
seedance
Videos
Seedance 1.0 guide: release, capabilities and current status
· 4 min read
veo3
Videos
Google Veo 3.1: a beginner's guide to AI video
· 5 min read
AI Subtitle Gen
Content Creation
5 best free AI subtitle tools: limits and exports (2026)
· 5 min read
Runway
Videos
How to use Runway: current guide for creators
· 4 min read
Collage of logos from the beat creative automation platforms
App Picks
8 best creative automation platforms in 2026: choose by workflow
· 6 min read
Collage of logos from the best text-to-image APIs.
Images
Text-to-image API integration guide: request to accepted image
· 6 min read
Runway ML pricing guide: plans, credits and API costs, illustrated with a video editing workstation
Trends
Runway ML free plan: video quality, 720p, credits & pricing
· 6 min read
pika
Face Swap
How to use Pika AI (2026): video, PikaSwaps, audio & API
· 5 min read
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