Released: 2026-04-19
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 4866
Distance: 54km
Lat: 55.6766
Lng: 24.1685
The landscape features flat agricultural terrain with prominent birch trees and utility poles common in the Baltic states. Specifically, the style of the bus stop cutout, the dashed white edge lines on the road, and the specific green and white bollard are characteristic of Lithuania. The overcast sky and vegetation suggest a Northern/Eastern European climate.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 3492
Distance: 718km
Lat: 62.5
Lng: 25.7
This image shows a straight, well-maintained two-lane highway through flat, rural terrain with birch trees lining the left side. The landscape features characteristic features of central Finland: flat terrain, birch forests, scattered coniferous trees, and the style of road markings and white boundary posts. The road infrastructure, vegetation patterns, and overall landscape are typical of Finnish rural highways in the central regions, particularly around the latitude of central Finland. The presence of birch trees and the flat agricultural landscape suggest this is in the Finnish interior.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 4384
Distance: 263km
Lat: 58.376882
Lng: 25.597424
The image shows a straight road with a rural landscape, characteristic of many areas in Eastern Europe. The road markings and the presence of a sign on the left side suggest it is in a region that follows European road signage conventions. The presence of lush greenery and a cloudy sky is consistent with temperate climates. The specific architecture and road design hint at a location in Northern or Eastern Europe. Upon closer inspection, the road and surrounding landscape are similar to those found in Estonia or Latvia. The ’Google’ watermark in the corner is consistent with Google Street View imagery. Given these observations, a likely location is in Estonia or Latvia. A more precise location is near Viljandi, Estonia, which matches the road and landscape characteristics.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 3074
Distance: 973km
Lat: 57.5
Lng: 40.5
The image shows a rural two-lane road with birch trees, flat agricultural fields, and overcast sky. The road markings, landscape, and vegetation are typical of rural Russia - specifically the central Russia region. The flat terrain, birch trees, and road style suggest somewhere in the Ivanovo, Kostroma, or Yaroslavl oblast area of central Russia. The 2018 Google Street View watermark confirms this is a Google capture. Based on the landscape characteristics, I’ll estimate a location in central Russia.
x-ai/grok-4-fast
x-ai
Score: 4176
Distance: 360km
Lat: 56.326
Lng: 30.512
The image depicts a rural road lined with birch trees, open grassy fields, and a partly cloudy sky, which is characteristic of the Russian countryside, particularly in the Tver Oblast region. The road style, with dashed center lines and gravel shoulders, along with the presence of utility poles and a simple bus stop sign, matches common features in rural Russia as seen in Google Street View imagery from that area.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 3996
Distance: 448km
Lat: 57.48
Lng: 31.6
Rural, flat northern European landscape with abundant birch trees, wooden houses and power poles. Road furniture (white posts with black band, narrow paved shoulders with rectangular bus-stop-style pullout and painted curb stones) and single continuous centre white line are typical of rural roads in European Russia. Vegetation and cloudscape suggest a temperate zone (Pskov/Tver/Novgorod type area) rather than western Europe — I therefore place it in rural northwestern Russia around 57.48 N, 31.60 E.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 3495
Distance: 716km
Lat: 56.5
Lng: 36.3
The image displays several distinctive features indicating this is in Russia, specifically the European part (likely Tver, Moscow, or Yaroslavl region). Key identifying elements include: 1) White road edge markers with black stripes - these are characteristic Russian kilometer posts or road boundary markers; 2) Birch trees with white bark - very common in Russian landscapes; 3) Flat agricultural terrain with scattered trees typical of Central Russia; 4) Road infrastructure including utility poles and road sign mounting style consistent with Russian standards; 5) Paved regional road with white markings matching Russian road design. The lush green vegetation and wet road surface suggest a temperate climate with recent rainfall, consistent with the summer season in Central Russia around 56-57°N latitude.
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.