Geoguessr
Released: 2026-06-20
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 4928
Distance: 29km
Lat: 59.502856
Lng: 25.864324
The image displays a typical Northern European landscape with pine or spruce forestry and flat terrain. The short dashed white lines on the side of the paved road are characteristic of Estonian road markings. This specific combination of managed forest, flat topography, and Baltic road infrastructure is very common in rural Estonia, particularly in the northern regions like Harju County.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 4203
Distance: 347km
Lat: 62.5
Lng: 25.5
This image shows a typical Finnish or Nordic landscape with tall coniferous forest (pine and spruce trees), sparse vegetation in a cleared area, and a paved road. The flat terrain, forest composition, and landscape characteristics are distinctive of central Finland. The Google Street View watermark and the style of the road marking suggest this is from Finland. The boreal forest ecosystem with tall straight pines and the clear-cut or managed forest area is typical of regions around central Finland, approximately in the Kainuu or North Ostrobothnia regions.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 3926
Distance: 483km
Lat: 55.033
Lng: 25.633
The image shows a rural landscape with a road in the foreground, sparse trees, and a larger forest in the background. The presence of coniferous trees, the road’s condition, and the overall landscape are consistent with regions in Northern or Eastern Europe. The copyright notice by Google and the word ’Google’ in the bottom corners suggest it is a Google Street View image. Based on the vegetation and the type of road, it appears to be in a country like Lithuania or Latvia. The coordinates (55.033, 25.633) are near Švenčionėliai in Lithuania, which fits the observed landscape.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 4203
Distance: 347km
Lat: 62.5
Lng: 25.5
The image shows a recently clear-cut forest area with tall Scots pine trees along the edge, a rural road, and the characteristic boreal forest landscape. The vegetation, road style, and overall environment strongly suggest Finland or possibly Sweden. The flat terrain and pine forest composition are very typical of central Finland. The road markings and Google Street View coverage suggest this is likely in Finland, central region around the Jyväskylä area.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 4755
Distance: 101km
Lat: 58.5
Lng: 25
Flat, sandy soil and extensive pine plantation/clearcut visible; tree species and landscape match Baltic coastal/plain conifer forests rather than central Scandinavia. Road markings (short white broken center/edge lines), narrow asphalt shoulder and roadside ditch are typical of rural Estonia/Latvia. I therefore place it in rural Estonia (northwestern/central Baltic plain) around 58.5°N, 25.0°E.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 4518
Distance: 203km
Lat: 61.2
Lng: 25.5
The image shows a boreal forest landscape with tall Scots pine trees, a cleared area with regrowth, and a paved rural road. This type of managed forest and flat terrain is characteristic of southern Finland. The tree species (tall, straight pines with sparse lower branches), the grassy clearing, and the road infrastructure match typical Finnish forest landscapes found in regions like Kanta-Häme or Päijät-Häme. The stand of particularly tall pines in the clearing suggests previous selective logging or a forest preservation area common in Finnish forestry practices.
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.