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Puzzle#206

Geoguessr

Released: 2026-05-29

Google Street View Image
Country Flag

Bulgaria

Lat: 42.17323438101603

Lng: 25.42839741563171

See on Google Street View


6
Models Tested
710.0km
Avg. Distance
3634.0
Avg. Score
5
LLM Providers

Key:

Attempt
Solution

Score Threshold:

>4400
>2000
<2000

google/gemini-3-flash-preview

google

Score: 3985

Distance: 454km

Lat: 44.577267

Lng: 20.887132


The image shows a snowy landscape with specific agricultural infrastructure and utility poles characteristic of the Balkan region. The cobblestone/paved rural track, the style of the green truck, and the construction of the masonry buildings are highly typical of central or northern Serbia during winter months. Similar coverage exists in the agricultural outskirts of Smederevo and Belgrade.


anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5

anthropic

Score: 1940

Distance: 1893km

Lat: 52.5165

Lng: 5.2913


This image shows a winter scene in a flat, rural Dutch landscape with frozen fields, characteristic Dutch architecture, and industrial/agricultural buildings. The flat terrain with drainage ditches, brick buildings with Dutch-style features, and the overall landscape aesthetic strongly suggest this is located in the Netherlands, likely in the northern provinces like Friesland or Groningen where such flat polder landscapes are common. The winter conditions with snow and ice, combined with the specific style of rural infrastructure and buildings, point to this being somewhere in the northern Netherlands.


meta-llama/llama-4-maverick

meta

Score: 4142

Distance: 377km

Lat: 40.183685

Lng: 29.071096


The image appears to be a rural or industrial area with snow on the ground. The cobblestone road and the presence of industrial buildings suggest a location that is not typically found in Western countries. The presence of a green truck and the architectural style of the buildings are consistent with locations in Eastern Europe or Turkey. The ’Google’ watermark in the bottom corners is a common feature of Google Street View images. After analyzing the image, I found a similar location in Turkey, which matches the characteristics of the image.


anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6

anthropic

Score: 4362

Distance: 273km

Lat: 44.5

Lng: 26.5


The image shows a rural winter scene with snow-covered flat landscape, simple concrete/brick buildings, and utility poles. The architectural style, road quality, and landscape are consistent with rural Romania - likely in the Muntenia or Dobrogea region of southern Romania. The flat terrain, building styles, and overall appearance suggest this is in the Romanian Plain area.


openai/gpt-5-image-mini

openai

Score: 3137

Distance: 932km

Lat: 38.75

Lng: 35.5


Flat, open snowy plain with low single‑story agricultural buildings, a blue tractor and corrugated metal roofs suggests a rural farming area. The narrow cobblestone road, the style of lamp posts and utility poles, and the green vertical chimney on the left are characteristic of small villages in Central Anatolia, Turkey (Kayseri/Konya plain). Vegetation and horizon match the semi‑arid steppe there, so I place the guess on the Kayseri plain (approx. 38.75 N, 35.50 E).


MoonshotAI

moonshotai/kimi-k2.5

moonshot

Score: 4238

Distance: 331km

Lat: 44.25

Lng: 28.35


The image depicts a rural winter scene with snow-covered agricultural fields, farm buildings, and a cobblestone road. The flat terrain, architectural style of the buildings (particularly the barn-like structures with metal roofs), and the cobblestone road surface are characteristic of rural Romania, specifically the Dobrogea region or southeastern plains. The green industrial chimney/vent structure on the left building and the general agricultural infrastructure are consistent with Romanian countryside farmsteads. The snow coverage and vegetation suggest a temperate continental climate typical of this region.


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.

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