Geoguessr
Released: 2026-03-25
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 4526
Distance: 199km
Lat: 39.569472
Lng: 41.512611
The landscape features arid, rocky hills with sparse green vegetation characteristic of Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The road quality, lack of lane markings on a secondary mountain pass, and the specific geological rock formations suggest the Erzurum or Bingöl provinces. This specific curve with the rocky embankment is found on the D955/D060 routes in the region.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 4134
Distance: 380km
Lat: 41.5
Lng: 43.5
The image shows a mountainous terrain with rocky outcrops, sparse vegetation, and a narrow winding road. The landscape, vegetation type, and rocky yellow/orange soil are characteristic of the Caucasus region. The road style and environment suggest this could be in Georgia or Armenia. The vegetation pattern and terrain look consistent with the Lesser Caucasus mountains in Georgia or possibly northern Armenia. I’ll estimate a location in central Georgia near the mountainous regions.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 3900
Distance: 497km
Lat: 40.583333
Lng: 45.166667
The image shows a rural road with a rocky hillside covered in greenery, which is consistent with the geography of Armenia. The presence of the word ’Google’ in the bottom left and right corners suggests it is a Google Street View image. After analyzing the landscape and road characteristics, it is likely that the location is in Armenia, possibly near the town of Chambarak or in the Tavush Province, given the terrain and vegetation.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 3938
Distance: 478km
Lat: 40.25
Lng: 44.95
This image shows a hillside landscape with sparse vegetation, exposed rocky terrain with earth/clay coloring, and a dirt road. The vegetation pattern, rocky hillside composition, and overall landscape characteristics are consistent with the Caucasus region, particularly Armenia or Azerbaijan. The exposed geological formations and the style of road development suggest this is likely in the South Caucasus. The terrain appears to be in a semi-arid mountainous area with spring vegetation growth, typical of the Armenian highlands or nearby regions in the 40-41°N latitude range and 44-45°E longitude range.
x-ai/grok-4-fast
x-ai
Score: 785
Distance: 3704km
Lat: 37.18
Lng: -3.59
The image depicts a rugged, hilly landscape with sparse green vegetation on rocky outcrops and a winding paved road, characteristic of Mediterranean regions like southern Spain, particularly around the Sierra Nevada near Granada. The yellowish rocks and dry grasses suggest a semi-arid climate typical of that area.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 1156
Distance: 2928km
Lat: 42.852
Lng: 74.576
Mountain foothill road with light tan, heavily eroded sedimentary rock, sparse grassy/shrub vegetation and small wildflowers; narrow paved road with simple single overhead wire typical of rural Tien Shan roads. Visuals match many Google Street View captures from Kyrgyzstan (Ala‑Archa/Tien Shan foothills near Bishkek) rather than European or American rock types, so I place it in the Kyrgyz mountain foothills south of Bishkek.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 3705
Distance: 599km
Lat: 39.508
Lng: 46.289
The image depicts a paved mountain road curving through semi-arid terrain with distinctive yellowish-brown sedimentary rock outcrops, sparse green vegetation, and a visible cave-like alcove in the cliff face. These geological and geographical features are characteristic of the Caucasus region, particularly the mountainous areas of southern Armenia (Syunik Province). The road type, vegetation patterns, and rock formations closely match the terrain found near the Vorotan River gorge and surrounding mountain passes in that region. The power line visible in the upper left also suggests established but rural infrastructure typical of this area.
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.