Geoguessr
Released: 2026-05-22
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 3769
Distance: 565km
Lat: 12.636751
Lng: 101.405232
The presence of a rubber tree plantation (Hevea brasiliensis) with visible tapping marks on the trunks and organized rows is very characteristic of Southeast Asia. The specific vegetation, including banana plants and lush undergrowth, combined with the red-toned soil and rural paved road quality, strongly suggests Thailand. These rubber plantations are extremely common in provinces like Rayong, Chanthaburi, and throughout Southern Thailand.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 67
Distance: 8619km
Lat: -1.95
Lng: 29.75
This image shows a rural agricultural area with a corn/maize crop on the left side and dense tropical forest in the background. The red soil visible on the ground, the type of vegetation, the farming practices, and the overall landscape characteristics are consistent with the East African highlands, particularly Rwanda or Burundi. The combination of subsistence farming with maize crops adjacent to dense forest, along with the red volcanic soil, strongly suggests this is from the Rwanda/Burundi border region in Central Africa. The vegetation density and farming pattern is typical of the highland regions around 2000 meters elevation in Rwanda.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 4598
Distance: 167km
Lat: 10.5
Lng: 106
The image shows a rural tropical scene with dense green vegetation, red/orange dirt path, banana-like plants, and tall trees characteristic of Southeast Asia. The red laterite soil and lush tropical vegetation suggest this could be in Vietnam, Cambodia, or Thailand. The style of vegetation and the dirt road are typical of rural Southeast Asia, possibly southern Vietnam or Cambodia region.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 4691
Distance: 128km
Lat: 10.762622
Lng: 106.660146
The image appears to be a rural area in a tropical region, with lush greenery and a dirt path. The presence of tall trees, bamboo-like plants, and a person in the background suggests a Southeast Asian country. The vegetation and climate are consistent with Vietnam. The specific location is likely near Ho Chi Minh City, given the presence of power lines and the overall landscape. A possible match is the area around Củ Chi, known for its lush countryside and rural landscapes.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 3174
Distance: 909km
Lat: 8.5
Lng: 99
The image shows a rural scene with dense tropical vegetation including banana plants and what appears to be a rubber tree plantation (trees in regular rows). The reddish-brown dirt road/laterite soil and vegetation composition are characteristic of Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand or Malaysia. The combination of plantation agriculture, tropical forest, and road type is most consistent with the Malay Peninsula region, specifically southern Thailand where rubber plantations are extremely common. The Google Street View quality and angle also match typical coverage in Thai rural areas.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 1162
Distance: 2918km
Lat: 7.1936
Lng: 80.358
Tropical plantation landscape with regularly spaced trees that look like rubber (Hevea) and a cleared understory, red lateritic soil at the roadside and narrow rural paving — all consistent with rural Sri Lanka (Kegalle/Kitulgala rubber country). Power lines low to the road and the lush, humid vegetation also match southwestern Sri Lankan lowlands.
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.