Released: 2026-03-11
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 2892
Distance: 1095km
Lat: 47.931215
Lng: 7.84275
The vegetation consisting of broadleaf deciduous trees mixed with some conifers, the narrow paved path without road markings, and the lighting suggest a rural European forest area, likely in Central Europe. The specific combination of species and the quality of the small path is consistent with the Black Forest region in Germany.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 2400
Distance: 1468km
Lat: 48.8567
Lng: 2.3508
The image shows a serene, tree-lined road with lush greenery and a clear blue sky. The foliage and road conditions suggest a temperate climate. While the exact location is hard to pinpoint, the scenery is reminiscent of regions in Europe known for their dense forests and well-maintained rural roads. The guessed coordinates are for a location in France near Paris, which is known for its green surroundings and typical European roadside vegetation.
x-ai/grok-4-fast
x-ai
Score: 2911
Distance: 1082km
Lat: 48
Lng: 8
The image depicts a narrow rural paved road winding through dense mixed forest with both coniferous and deciduous trees in full summer greenery, bordered by grassy shoulders. This landscape is characteristic of temperate European woodlands, particularly the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) region in southwestern Germany, known for such lush, hilly terrain and similar road styles in Google Street View imagery.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 3494
Distance: 717km
Lat: 47.8
Lng: 13.2
The image shows a narrow rural road lined with dense mixed deciduous and coniferous trees with lush green vegetation. The road surface, vegetation types (including beech and other Central European trees), and the overall landscape appearance strongly suggest Central Europe, likely Austria or southern Germany/Bavaria. The style of road and surrounding forest is typical of the Alpine foothills region. I’ll estimate a location in the Salzburg/Upper Austria area of Austria.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 2920
Distance: 1076km
Lat: 47.5
Lng: 8.3
This image shows a paved rural road or path through dense deciduous and coniferous forest with lush green vegetation. The road appears to be a well-maintained but quiet country lane. The vegetation type, road quality, and forest composition suggest this is in central or northern Europe, likely in the Alps region or nearby areas. The mix of broad-leaved trees with conifers in the background, combined with the well-maintained asphalt road through rural forest, is characteristic of Switzerland, southern Germany, or Austria. The lush green vegetation and road style suggest this is likely in Switzerland or the Appenzell Alps region. Based on the vegetation patterns and road characteristics, I’m estimating this to be in northeastern Switzerland or the Appenzell region.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 3871
Distance: 512km
Lat: 49.233
Lng: 15.539
Mixed temperate forest (deciduous beech-like trees with conifers in the background), narrow rural asphalt road with grassy verge and no road markings — typical of Central European countryside. Vegetation and undergrowth suggest a humid, cool climate found in the Czech-Moravian highlands area; road style and tree species match rural locations around Vysočina / southern Bohemia in the Czech Republic, so I place the guess in that region (near 49.233, 15.539).
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 2935
Distance: 1066km
Lat: 48.052
Lng: 8.205
The image shows a narrow paved rural road through dense temperate deciduous forest with lush green summer vegetation. There are no distinctive landmarks, road signs, license plates, or unique geographic features visible that would allow precise identification. This type of landscape is common in many temperate regions including Central Europe, the Pacific Northwest of North America, and parts of the UK. Based on the road style and vegetation density typical of well-maintained rural forest roads, I am guessing a location in the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) region of Germany, which has extensive coverage of similar narrow paved roads through dense mixed forest. However, this is an approximation as the image lacks identifying features.
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.