Released: 2026-03-01
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 4901
Distance: 40km
Lat: 45.962635
Lng: 14.654876
The image features several distinct markers that point to the village of Veliki Gaber in Slovenia. The most prominent clue is the word ’Gostilna’ on the yellow building, which is the Slovenian term for an inn or tavern. Next to it, the Slovenian national flag and flags of the European Union are visible. The sign on the right mentions ’Vel. Cir...’, likely referring to Veliki Gaber or a nearby locality. The architecture of the church with its pointed spire and the style of the houses are consistent with the Lower Carniola region of Slovenia. Specifically, this is the center of the village near Gostilna Koren and the Parish Church of St. Ulrich.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 4910
Distance: 36km
Lat: 46.133333
Lng: 14.733333
The image appears to be a small village or town with a church and a few buildings. The text on the street sign ’Vel. Cir’ is likely a place name, and ’SRATH GAKUE’ is likely a misrecognized version of ’Župnijska Cerkev’, which is Slovenian for ’parish church’. The presence of the Slovenian flag on the flagpole also suggests that the location is in Slovenia. The name ’Vel. Cir’ seems to be related to ’Cerkev’, which is a common Slovenian word for ’church’. Based on this information, I searched for a place in Slovenia with a similar name and found ’Velika Ciglena’ and ’Cerkev’ which is near it. The coordinates are approximately 46.133333, 14.733333.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 4372
Distance: 268km
Lat: 48.3829
Lng: 14.5097
This image shows a small Austrian village with distinctive architecture typical of the Danube Valley region. The key identifying features include: 1) A small church with a prominent steeple in the center of the village square, 2) Traditional Austrian/Central European architecture with terracotta tile roofs, 3) A well-maintained village plaza with paving stones, 4) The hillside terrain and vegetation consistent with the Wachau Valley region along the Danube River in Lower Austria, 5) The style of buildings and street layout is characteristic of wine-growing villages in this UNESCO-listed region. The overall appearance, including the building styles, church architecture, and landscape, strongly suggests this is Weissenkirchen in der Wachau, a well-known tourist village in the Danube Valley of Austria.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 4864
Distance: 55km
Lat: 45.8647
Lng: 14.4891
The image shows a small Central European village with a Gothic church steeple, a roundabout with a statue/monument, Slovenian flags, and a building labeled ’Gostilna’ (which is a Slovenian word for inn/restaurant). The road sign partially visible says ’Vel. C...’ which could be ’Velike Lašče’ or similar Slovenian place name. The architecture, landscape with forested hills, and language indicators strongly suggest Slovenia. The style of the village center with the gostilna, church, and roundabout is typical of central Slovenia. This appears to be Velike Lašče or a nearby village in the Carniola region of Slovenia.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 4778
Distance: 91km
Lat: 46.0629
Lng: 13.997
Slovenian clues: the word ‘Gostilna’ on the building (Slovenian for inn), Slovenian/EU style flags, and Alpine-style church spire point to Slovenia. The small-town layout, roundabout with a local sculpture and yellow directional sign reading ‘Vel. Cirk…’ suggest a local junction in the hilly Gorenjska/Primorska region. I place the image in the small western-Slovenian town area near Cerkno (coordinates given) where this combination of architecture, signage and landscape is common.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 4887
Distance: 46km
Lat: 45.832
Lng: 14.638
The image shows several key indicators of location: 1) The word ’Gostilna’ on the yellow building is Slovenian for ’inn’ or ’restaurant’, 2) The flags visible are the Slovenian national flags (white, blue, red horizontal stripes), 3) The church architecture with the tall dark spire is characteristic of rural Slovenia, particularly the Lower Carniola (Dolenjska) region, 4) The yellow directional road sign on the right appears to show ’Vel’ which likely refers to ’Velike Lašče’, a municipality in Slovenia, 5) The overall Alpine/Central European rural architecture and landscape match the Slovenian countryside. The combination of these elements strongly indicates this is the village center of a municipality near Velike Lašče, Slovenia.
x-ai/grok-4-fast
x-ai
Score: 4903
Distance: 39km
Lat: 46.3614
Lng: 15.1111
The image features the Slovenian national flag, a traditional European village scene with a prominent church steeple, a post office (’Pošta’), a statue resembling an eagle, and a yellow road sign indicating ’Velenje’. These elements point to the town of Velenje in northern Slovenia, known for its regional architecture, churches, and location in a hilly area. The coordinates correspond to the approximate center of Velenje, where such street views are common.
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.