Released: 2026-05-17
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 57
Distance: 8933km
Lat: -23.111822
Lng: 114.398031
The landscape features arid, flat terrain with sparse, low-lying scrub and dry yellow-brown grasses typical of the Pilbara or Gascoyne regions of Western Australia. The road texture and the white shoulder line are characteristic of Australian rural highways, and the vast, unobstructed horizon under a clear sky suggests a remote section of a road like the North West Coastal Highway.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 28
Distance: 10383km
Lat: -25.5
Lng: 131
This image shows a flat, arid landscape with dry grassland and sparse vegetation typical of the Australian Outback. The road appears to be a paved rural highway with a simple white line marking. The vegetation consists of low shrubs and tussock grass, characteristic of semi-arid regions in central Australia. The clear sky and light conditions suggest a dry climate. This type of landscape is common along highways in the Northern Territory or South Australia, particularly along routes like the Stuart Highway or roads near Uluru/Ayers Rock. The coordinates roughly center on the Red Centre region of Australia.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 24
Distance: 10644km
Lat: -25.2744
Lng: 133.7751
This image shows a long, straight road through arid, semi-desert landscape with sparse vegetation and reddish soil. The flat terrain, vegetation type, and road characteristics are consistent with the Australian outback, specifically the Stuart Highway in central Australia. The Google watermark and the distinctive landscape features suggest this is in the Northern Territory, likely in the area between Alice Springs and the South Australian border. The road appearance and surrounding desert vegetation are typical of this region.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 17
Distance: 11412km
Lat: -20.5
Lng: 139.5
The image shows a flat, arid landscape with dry grassland/scrubland typical of the Australian outback. The road markings, vegetation type, and terrain are consistent with Queensland or Northern Territory in Australia. The dry spinifex-like grass and red-tinted soil suggest inland Queensland or the Northern Territory. I’ll estimate a location in outback Queensland near the Barkly region.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 35
Distance: 9899km
Lat: -31.6791
Lng: 128.8767
The image depicts a vast, arid landscape with a two-lane road and sparse vegetation, characteristic of the Australian outback. The dry grass and shrubs suggest a semi-arid or desert region. Given the lack of distinctive features, I considered regions known for such landscapes in Australia. The copyright notice ’2023 Google’ indicates the image is from Google Street View, which covers many Australian roads. I estimated the location based on the typical Australian outback scenery, suggesting a remote area. The coordinates (-31.6791, 128.8767) are near the Nullarbor Plain, a vast arid region in southern Australia known for its flat, treeless landscapes and straight roads, fitting the image’s description.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 21
Distance: 10967km
Lat: -19.65
Lng: 134.2
Flat, open grassland with low scrub and red-brown soil, typical Australian outback (Barkly/Tablelands region). Road has single white edge line and sealed surface consistent with rural NT highways (e.g., Stuart Highway area). Vegetation and horizon match central Northern Territory plains near Tennant Creek.
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.