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anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 11
Distance: 12171km
Lat: 37.5
Lng: -122.3
This image shows a deciduous forest with bare or sparsely leafed trees typical of late fall or early spring in temperate North America. The forest floor is covered with brown leaf litter and the understory is relatively sparse. The tree species composition and forest structure are consistent with forests found in the northeastern United States or mid-Atlantic region. The hilly terrain visible through the trees and the overall landscape characteristics suggest this could be in a region like the Appalachian foothills or similar temperate forest ecosystem. Without more specific landmarks, I’m estimating this to be somewhere in the mid-Atlantic region, possibly in Pennsylvania or surrounding areas where such forests are common.
google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 1981
Distance: 1851km
Lat: 14.0458645
Lng: 101.400508
The image shows a dense bamboo grove with reddish-brown soil and leaf litter common in tropical Southeast Asia. The Google Street View coverage in rural areas with this specific type of thin-stalked bamboo is frequently found in Thailand, particularly in the central and eastern provinces like Prachin Buri, where bamboo plantations are common.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 445
Distance: 4840km
Lat: 35.6762
Lng: 139.6977
The image is a dense bamboo forest, which is common in Japan. The presence of a dirt path and the style of the vegetation are consistent with many areas in Japan known for bamboo forests, such as Arashiyama in Kyoto. However, the exact location is difficult to pinpoint based solely on the image. A likely location could be near Tokyo given the Google Street View watermark and the overcast sky, which is common in the region. The coordinates are an educated guess based on the prevalence of bamboo forests in Japan and the likelihood of Google Street View coverage.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 2376
Distance: 1488km
Lat: 30.5
Lng: 104
The image shows dense bamboo forest with a dirt path and what appears to be agricultural fields in the background. The bamboo species and overall vegetation style, along with the overcast sky and landscape characteristics, strongly suggest this is in central/southwestern China, likely in Sichuan province near Chengdu. The bamboo groves mixed with agricultural land is very typical of this region.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 16
Distance: 11506km
Lat: 44.052122
Lng: -123.086754
Vegetation looks like a temperate bamboo stand (thin canes, fallen leaves) next to a small drainage and pasture; overcast sky and lush green suggest a moist temperate zone. This combination of bamboo used as hedgerow/planting and rural fields is common in the Willamette Valley, Oregon (Eugene area), so I place the guess near Eugene, Oregon.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 2621
Distance: 1292km
Lat: 18.75
Lng: 98.95
The image shows a dense grove of bamboo trees typical of tropical and subtropical regions. The vegetation, soil type, and lack of distinctive infrastructure suggest a rural area in Southeast Asia, where bamboo is extremely common along roadside areas. The lighting and Google watermark style suggest this is an older Street View capture from a region with extensive rural road coverage. Thailand, particularly the northern provinces around Chiang Mai, has numerous locations matching this description where rural roads pass through dense bamboo stands. The specific species appears to be a clumping bamboo variety common in Thailand such as Bambusa vulgaris. Without visible landmarks, signs, or vehicles, the exact location cannot be determined, but the coordinates correspond to a representative area in northern Thailand where such bamboo-lined rural roads are prevalent.
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.