Released: 2026-06-12
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 3722
Distance: 590km
Lat: 48.016335
Lng: -1.821387
The architecture of the white building on the right, the lush green vegetation, and the style of the narrow paved road are characteristic of rural Brittany or Normandy in northwestern France. The lighting and flora suggest a temperate European climate typical of this region.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 3384
Distance: 781km
Lat: 48.2
Lng: 16.3
This image shows a European rural road, likely in Central Europe based on several visual clues: the distinctive paved cycling/pedestrian path alongside the road, the style of vegetation with mature deciduous trees, the landscape characteristics, the road infrastructure design, and the overall aesthetic typical of Austria or southern Germany. The flat to gently rolling terrain, the type of tree management, and the specific style of path construction (separated asphalt path with gravel edge) are characteristic of the Danube Valley region in Austria. The lush green vegetation and the architectural style of the distant building visible on the right suggest this is likely in Austria, possibly in the Lower Austria region near the Danube.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 4370
Distance: 270km
Lat: 48.8566
Lng: 2.3522
The image shows a typical French rural scene with a well-maintained road, grassy areas, and trees. The architecture and style of the visible buildings, as well as the road’s condition and the presence of a gravel area on the right side, are consistent with a French setting. The image’s characteristics, such as the tree-lined road and the houses in the background, are common in many parts of France. Given the lack of distinctive landmarks, the guess is based on the general aesthetic and the fact that Google Street View has extensively covered France. A plausible location could be near Paris, given its central role in France and the likelihood of Street View coverage.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 3876
Distance: 509km
Lat: 46.8
Lng: 0.5
The image shows a narrow rural road with well-maintained grass verges, mature deciduous trees, and what appears to be a small hamlet with stone/white rendered buildings. The vegetation, road style, and building architecture are characteristic of rural central France (Loire Valley or similar region). The dry grass patches suggest a warm summer climate typical of this area.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 3834
Distance: 531km
Lat: 47.476
Lng: -0.558
Rural European street — narrow paved road with low curbs, no painted center line, houses set back with hedges and plastered white walls and slate/dark roofs. Vegetation and road furniture match rural France (right-hand driving, typical French curb construction and garden layouts). Landscape and architecture suggest the Loire/Anjou region near Angers, so I place the guess in central-west France near 47.476, -0.558.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 3726
Distance: 588km
Lat: 48.12
Lng: -1.85
The image depicts a rural narrow paved road with white edge markings, mature deciduous trees forming a partial canopy, and a white house with stone elements on the right side. The landscape characteristics - including the road infrastructure style, vegetation type, rural settlement pattern, and the stone boundary markers visible near the house - are consistent with the Brittany region in northwestern France. The flat terrain, mixed agricultural/residential land use, and specific road geometry (narrow with gravel shoulders) match typical rural French communes in the Ille-et-Vilaine or Morbihan departments. The absence of distinctive landmarks or signage prevents precise identification, but the overall visual cues strongly indicate this region of France.
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.