Released: 2026-04-09
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meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 4233
Distance: 333km
Lat: 43.7353
Lng: 19.3814
The image depicts a two-lane road surrounded by dense foliage and a hill on the left side. The road markings and the surrounding environment suggest a rural or mountainous area. The road appears to be in a region with a temperate climate, given the lush greenery. The presence of a house or building on the hillside to the left indicates a relatively low-density residential area. Based on the road’s condition, the vegetation, and the architecture of the visible house, the location is likely in a mountainous region of Eastern Europe or the Balkans. Specifically, the region around Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina, or parts of Serbia or Montenegro could be potential locations due to the similar landscape and road characteristics.
google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 4555
Distance: 187km
Lat: 44.408752
Lng: 21.650821
The road markings with double continuous white lines and specific turn-off patterns are common in the Balkans. The vegetation, particularly the deciduous trees and hilly terrain, is characteristic of Eastern Serbia. This specific section of the road and the light quality are consistent with Google Street View coverage in the vicinity of the Danubian region of Serbia.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 2608
Distance: 1302km
Lat: 50.2
Lng: 38.5
This image shows a rural highway with distinctive white center line markings characteristic of Russian roads. The landscape features deciduous forest on both sides, rolling terrain, and the road quality and style are typical of roads in western Russia. The vegetation, road markings (double white lines), and overall appearance are consistent with roads in the Lipetsk or Voronezh Oblast regions of central Russia. The well-maintained asphalt and the specific style of road markings point to a federal highway in this region.
x-ai/grok-4-fast
x-ai
Score: 104
Distance: 7739km
Lat: 38.59
Lng: -78.65
The image depicts a rural two-lane road winding through wooded hills with dense green deciduous vegetation and a clear blue sky, indicative of a temperate, forested mountainous area. The lack of distinctive landmarks suggests a generic rural setting, but the terrain and foliage resemble the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States, such as around Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 2124
Distance: 1713km
Lat: 60.796
Lng: 29.723
Forest of birch and pine, hilly terrain and unpaved shoulders typical of northwestern Russia/Leningrad region. Road marking style (double solid white center with tapering transition markings) matches Russian road paint conventions. No visible Western European signage or road furniture; vegetation and light suggest a summer scene in that latitude. Guess: rural road in Leningrad Oblast near Priozersk/Vyborg area.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 2453
Distance: 1425km
Lat: 44.6369
Lng: 40.2014
The image shows a paved road with distinctive white lane markings winding through a mountainous area with dense green deciduous forest. The road style, with wide shoulders and specific marking patterns, along with the lush vegetation and mountainous terrain, is characteristic of the Caucasus region in Southern Russia. The structure visible on the left side of the road and the overall topography match the landscape found in the North Caucasus area, specifically along major highways like the M4 or regional roads in Adygea or Krasnodar Krai. The temperate climate indicated by the deciduous trees and the clear sky suggest a location at approximately 44-45°N latitude and around 40°E longitude.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 2212
Distance: 1631km
Lat: 41.8
Lng: 41.6
The road markings show white lines on the right side, which is consistent with driving on the right side of the road. The vegetation appears to be mixed deciduous/Mediterranean scrub, and the terrain shows hills in the background. The road style, markings, and surrounding landscape suggest this could be in Turkey or the Caucasus region (Georgia/Armenia area). The road has a divided highway feel with what appears to be a shoulder lane. The vegetation and hazy sky suggest a warm climate. I’ll guess this is in northeastern Turkey or Georgia based on the overall appearance.
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.