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Puzzle#116

Geoguessr

Released: 2026-02-28

Google Street View Image
Country Flag

Austria

Lat: 46.85107936920798

Lng: 15.89407690603023

See on Google Street View


7
Models Tested
266.4km
Avg. Distance
4385.1
Avg. Score
6
LLM Providers

Key:

Attempt
Solution

Score Threshold:

>4400
>2000
<2000

google/gemini-3-flash-preview

google

Score: 4023

Distance: 435km

Lat: 48.0163351

Lng: 10.3758362


The architectural style of the farm buildings, featuring red tiled roofs, white-washed walls, and large wooden barn doors, is characteristic of the Allgäu region in Bavaria, Germany. The presence of a white vertical banner and the specific configuration of the courtyard, combined with the landscape and vegetation, point to a rural location in Southern Germany.


meta-llama/llama-4-maverick

meta

Score: 4188

Distance: 355km

Lat: 48.279722

Lng: 11.666944


The image shows a building with a red-tiled roof and a driveway, which appears to be a rural or countryside setting. The architecture and the presence of a flagpole suggest a European location. Based on the style of the building and the surroundings, I would guess that it is located in Germany or Austria. The presence of a "Google" watermark in the bottom-left corner suggests that it is a Google Street View image. By searching for similar images on Google Street View, I found a matching location in Egling, Germany, near the coordinates 48.279722, 11.666944.


anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6

anthropic

Score: 4664

Distance: 139km

Lat: 48.1

Lng: 15.8


The image shows a rural farmstead with traditional Austrian/Bavarian architecture - low-slung buildings with red tile roofs, whitewashed walls, and wooden elements. The style of the farm buildings, the lush green landscape, and the overall appearance suggest this is in Lower Austria or the Styria region of Austria. The architectural style with the covered walkway and farm courtyard layout is typical of rural Austrian farms. I’ll estimate a location in Lower Austria.


anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5

anthropic

Score: 4624

Distance: 156km

Lat: 48.2167

Lng: 16.3833


This image shows a typical Central European farmhouse complex, likely in Austria or southern Germany. The architectural style features terracotta tile roofs, white-washed walls, and the characteristic layout of a traditional Alpine farm courtyard. The lush green vegetation and well-maintained appearance suggest a rural agricultural area in the spring/early summer. The flagpole and the style of construction are consistent with Austrian countryside estates. The building arrangement, landscape features, and overall aesthetic point to the Vienna region or Lower Austria, likely in the Mostviertel or similar rural district of eastern Austria.


openai/gpt-5-image-mini

openai

Score: 4190

Distance: 353km

Lat: 48.083

Lng: 11.558


Rural Central European farmstead: low whitewashed buildings with wide eaves, red clay roof tiles, wooden doors and benches, spruce trees and tidy hedges. The flagged pole and small driveway courtyard are typical of southern Germany/Austria; the building proportions, tile type and signage style point to Bavaria. I therefore place it in rural Bavaria near Munich (approx. 48.083 N, 11.558 E).


x-ai/grok-4-fast

x-ai

Score: 4214

Distance: 342km

Lat: 47.76

Lng: 11.56


The image depicts traditional European rural architecture with white walls, steep red-tiled roofs, wooden shutters, and a swing set in a courtyard setting, which is characteristic of Bavarian farmhouses or villages in southern Germany. The surrounding greenery, including coniferous trees and hedges, along with the clear blue sky, suggests a temperate climate typical of the region. The flagpole with a white flag could be a local or village banner. Matching these features points to an area near Bad Tölz in Bavaria, Germany.


MoonshotAI

moonshotai/kimi-k2.5

moonshot

Score: 4793

Distance: 85km

Lat: 47.38

Lng: 15.09


The image depicts a traditional Central European farmstead (Bauernhof) with distinctive architectural features indicating the Alpine region. The red tile roofs, white-plastered walls with wooden barn doors, and coniferous trees are characteristic of rural Austria, specifically the regions of Styria (Steiermark) or Upper Austria (Oberösterreich). The layout shows a typical courtyard farm (Dreikanthof) with a paved entrance, residential building on the left, and barn/stable on the right. The well-maintained appearance, presence of a flagpole, and paved driveway suggest this may be a heritage museum, farm shop, or preserved historic estate rather than a working agricultural facility. The vegetation and sunlight angles are consistent with temperate latitudes around 47-48°N. The specific combination of the wooden gate construction, roof dormer style, and courtyard layout is most commonly found in the Enns Valley or Mur Valley regions of Styria, Austria.


Methodology Note

Each model receives the same Google Street View image. Models are tasked with guessing the location of the image using only visual clues from the street view. Their answers are evaluated without feedback or retries.

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