Geoguessr
Released: 2026-06-25
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anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 33
Distance: 10023km
Lat: 52.3
Lng: 37.8
This image shows a rural Eastern European or Central Asian landscape with flat terrain, agricultural fields, a wooden utility pole with power lines, and what appears to be Orthodox churches or religious buildings visible on the horizon. The flat steppe-like geography, the style of the utility pole, the agricultural development pattern, and the architectural elements visible in the distance are consistent with rural Russia or Ukraine. The image watermark indicates Google copyright 2024. Based on the flat terrain, agricultural setting, and architectural characteristics visible, this appears to be from the Tambov or Lipetsk Oblast region of western Russia.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 4653
Distance: 144km
Lat: 36.4
Lng: -119.8
This image shows a flat agricultural landscape with a dirt road running alongside plowed fields, utility poles, and hazy sky. The terrain and agricultural character strongly suggest California’s San Joaquin Valley (Central Valley). The flat, expansive farmland, the type of soil, and the hazy atmosphere are characteristic of the Fresno/Kings County area in central California.
google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 4738
Distance: 107km
Lat: 36.1953282
Lng: -119.347585
The image shows a rural, flat agricultural landscape characteristic of the San Joaquin Valley in California. The utility poles, road style, and large-scale tilled fields are consistent with the Central Valley region near Visalia and Tulare.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 4026
Distance: 433km
Lat: 32.798
Lng: -115.403
Flat, dry agricultural landscape with light sandy soil, distant palm trees and a lone wooden utility pole — characteristic of Southern California’s Imperial Valley/Coachella region rather than lush northern farmland. The unpaved rural farm road and arid horizon match Imperial Valley fields east of El Centro (approximate location given). Visual style and Google watermark suggest a U.S. Google Street View image.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 4610
Distance: 163km
Lat: 36.592106
Lng: -119.790209
The image shows a rural landscape with a dirt road and a plowed field, characteristic of agricultural areas in the Central Valley of California. The presence of utility poles and a rural setting suggests a location in a less densely populated area. The overall appearance and the ’2024 Google’ watermark suggest a recent capture. The specific combination of the dirt road, the agricultural field, and the utility infrastructure is consistent with areas around Fresno, California, where such landscapes are common. A likely location based on these features is near the coordinates 36.592106, -119.790209, which is in an agricultural region of California’s Central Valley.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 4599
Distance: 167km
Lat: 36.65
Lng: -119.75
The image depicts a flat, rural agricultural landscape characteristic of California’s Central Valley (San Joaquin Valley). Key indicators include: the extremely flat terrain suitable for large-scale agriculture, the freshly tilled brown soil typical of row crop farming in this region, the semi-arid climate with dry roadside vegetation, the hazy atmospheric conditions common in the valley due to dust and air quality, and the grid-patterned dirt road with utility poles following the Public Land Survey System layout. These features are distinctive of Fresno County or surrounding areas in the Central Valley, distinguishing it from other agricultural regions like the Midwest (which would have more varied topography) or the Imperial Valley (which has more desert characteristics).
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.