Geoguessr
Released: 2026-04-13
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 4948
Distance: 21km
Lat: 24.341142
Lng: 121.312386
The combination of the utility pole dsign, the type of guardrail, the specific vegetation (slender deciduous trees in a row), and the subtropical mountain terrain is very characteristic of central Taiwan. Specifically, this appearance is common along the winding roads near She-Pa National Park or the mountain passes in Taichung/Nantou County. The road markings and infrastructure suggest a higher altitude mountain pass in Taiwan.
x-ai/grok-4-fast
x-ai
Score: 4680
Distance: 132km
Lat: 23.456
Lng: 120.789
The image shows a rural mountainous road with lush green fields, a line of deciduous trees some bare suggesting a specific season, metal guardrails, and power lines, typical of Taiwan’s central or southern highlands. The subtropical vegetation and terrain match areas near Taichung or Chiayi counties.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 1711
Distance: 2145km
Lat: 35.676431
Lng: 139.676475
The image depicts a road with a metal guardrail, surrounded by a grassy area and trees, with a mountainous backdrop. The lush green landscape and mountainous terrain are characteristic of certain regions in Japan. The presence of a utility pole on the right side of the image, partially out of view, is also consistent with Japanese infrastructure. The overall scenery and the style of the road and guardrail suggest a location in Japan.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 2016
Distance: 1817km
Lat: 34.3215
Lng: 136.4585
This image shows a rural Japanese landscape with distinctive characteristics: lush green fields, white-barked trees (likely birch or similar species common in Japan), mountains in the background, a modern guardrail on what appears to be a highway, and power lines. The terrain, vegetation patterns, and infrastructure style are consistent with rural central Japan, possibly in the Kii Peninsula or similar mountainous regions. The Google Maps watermark and the overall landscape composition suggest this is from a location in Wakayama Prefecture or nearby areas in the Kii region of Japan.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 4894
Distance: 43km
Lat: 24.15
Lng: 121.62
Mountainous, subtropical vegetation and evenly spaced deciduous trees, metal guardrail and road markings typical of Taiwan. The steep, forested ridgeline and roadside utility pole point to eastern Taiwan near Taroko/Gorge/Hualien along Provincial Highway 9.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 4832
Distance: 68km
Lat: 23.9
Lng: 121.6
The image shows a mountainous landscape with lush green vegetation, a guardrail along a road, and dense forested mountains in the background. The style of guardrail, road markings, and overall landscape appearance is consistent with Taiwan’s east coast region, particularly the Hualien or Taitung area. The vegetation type and mountain terrain are characteristic of the Rift Valley area in eastern Taiwan.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 4788
Distance: 87km
Lat: 23.85
Lng: 120.95
The image shows a mountainous road with W-beam guardrails, power poles with multiple cross-arms, and a row of deciduous trees (likely cherry trees) planted along the roadside. The lush green grass, subtropical vegetation mixed with deciduous trees, road infrastructure style, and mountainous terrain are characteristic of Taiwan’s central mountain regions, particularly Nantou County near Sun Moon Lake or Alishan areas. The guardrail design with specific reflector placement and the overall road maintenance style match Taiwanese highway standards. The bare trees suggest early spring (cherry blossom season) or winter, which aligns with Taiwan’s mountainous areas where temperatures drop enough for deciduous trees to lose leaves.
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.