Geoguessr
Released: 2026-03-18
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meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 4036
Distance: 429km
Lat: 27.058333
Lng: 88.475
The image appears to be a rural or village scene with a person walking on a dirt path. The architecture and clothing suggest a location in a developing country, possibly in South Asia. The presence of a ’Google’ watermark and the style of the image indicate it is from Google Street View. The vegetation and weather conditions are consistent with a region that experiences a monsoon climate, such as parts of India or Nepal.
google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 4277
Distance: 312km
Lat: 22.9868
Lng: 93.7485
The image contains specific visual artifacts characteristic of ’smudge’ or ’fog’ coverage often found in Google Street View imagery from the India-Myanmar border region, specifically Mizoram or Manipur. The simple, small concrete structure with traditional window panes, the girl’s attire (dark tracksuit-style clothing common in hill regions), and the lush green vegetation suggest a location in Northeast India.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 2
Distance: 16099km
Lat: 8.2432
Lng: -77.2845
The image shows a rural mountainous area with fog/mist, a simple concrete structure with basic construction, unpaved road, and tropical vegetation. The architecture style and landscape are characteristic of the Darién Gap region or similar remote areas in Central America, specifically suggesting Panama or the Colombia-Panama border region. The low-quality construction, foggy mountain environment, and dirt road are typical of the Darién province in Panama. The Google Street View copyright and the overall conditions indicate this is from a developing region in Central America at moderate elevation.
x-ai/grok-4-fast
x-ai
Score: 3998
Distance: 447km
Lat: 27.0364
Lng: 88.2627
The image shows a foggy, rural scene with simple white houses, a dirt road, and a mountainous backdrop, which is characteristic of the Darjeeling hills in India. The misty atmosphere and architecture suggest a high-altitude tea garden area.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 221
Distance: 6239km
Lat: 7.5
Lng: 36.5
The image shows a simple blue/grey painted concrete block house with a dirt road, lush green vegetation including banana plants, overcast skies, and a person walking. The architectural style and landscape are consistent with rural Ethiopia - particularly the highland regions. The building style, vegetation, and overall environment suggest this is in the Ethiopian highlands, possibly in the Oromia or SNNPR region.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 1
Distance: 16408km
Lat: 4.8
Lng: -75.7
Rural tropical/Andean setting with banana plants and cloud/low-hill background, dirt road and simple concrete house with metal-barred windows—architectural and vegetation cues point to rural Colombia (Coffee Axis region). Person wearing a dark tracksuit with white stripes resembles common Latin American school uniform. Power line layout and distant radio mast fit small Colombian towns. Chosen as a representative point near Pereira/Manizales in central-western Colombia (approx. 4.8°N, 75.7°W).
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 4869
Distance: 53km
Lat: 25.5788
Lng: 91.8933
This image shows characteristics typical of rural Northeast India, specifically Meghalaya region. The misty/foggy conditions are very characteristic of the Shillong area and surrounding Khasi Hills, which is known as one of the wettest places on earth. The architectural style of the simple concrete house with corrugated metal roof, the vegetation, the dirt road, and the person’s clothing style (traditional shawl/blanket wrap) are all consistent with this region. The power lines and basic infrastructure suggest a semi-rural area near Shillong. The heavy fog/mist is a signature feature of the Meghalaya highlands, particularly during monsoon and winter months.
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.