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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 145
Distance: 7081km
Lat: 41.8781
Lng: -93.0977
The image depicts a large cornfield under a bright sky, which is characteristic of the Midwestern United States, often referred to as the Corn Belt. Iowa is the leading producer of corn in the U.S., and this landscape is representative of the vast agricultural plains found throughout the state.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 166
Distance: 6813km
Lat: 41.8
Lng: -88.5
This image shows a cornfield at mature stage with characteristic tall corn plants and tassels visible against a clear sky. The flat terrain, agricultural landscape, and the specific characteristics of the corn suggest this is from the American Corn Belt, most likely in Illinois or a nearby state. The presence of what appears to be irrigation water or a canal in the foreground and the flat, expansive agricultural land are typical of central Illinois where corn is extensively cultivated. Based on the vegetation stage and landscape characteristics, this appears to be somewhere in the greater Illinois region during summer months.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 161
Distance: 6866km
Lat: 41.5
Lng: -89
This image shows a cornfield along a rural road, which is characteristic of the American Midwest, particularly Illinois, Iowa, or Indiana. The flat terrain, the type of corn cultivation, and the road style suggest this is in the central US corn belt. The Google Street View watermark from 2016 is visible. Given the typical appearance of Illinois farmland, I’ll place this in northern Illinois.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 252
Distance: 5976km
Lat: 40.7128
Lng: -74.006
The image depicts a cornfield, which is common in many parts of the world, but the specific location cannot be determined directly from the image. However, the presence of tall corn and the overall agricultural setting is typical of regions in the United States known for corn production, such as the Midwest. The copyright date ’2016’ suggests it could be from anywhere with significant corn farming. Without more distinct features or clues, pinpointing an exact location is challenging. However, a reasonable guess might place it in a region like the American Midwest, which is known for its cornfields. A random coordinate within a major corn-producing state like Iowa or Illinois could be a plausible guess. For the sake of providing a JSON response, I’ll choose a coordinate near a major city in the region, but it’s highly speculative.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 144
Distance: 7100km
Lat: 42.0308
Lng: -93.6319
Flat, extensive maize (corn) field with grassy roadside and unpaved shoulder — typical US Corn Belt farmland. No hedgerows or Mediterranean plants, soil and crop look like mid-summer in the American Midwest. Central Iowa (near Ames/Des Moines area) is a representative location in the heart of the Corn Belt.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 143
Distance: 7112km
Lat: 41.878
Lng: -93.632
The image depicts a dense cornfield (Zea mays) growing immediately adjacent to a rural paved road with an unpaved shoulder, characteristic of the American Midwest Corn Belt during mid-to-late summer. The lack of fencing between the roadway and crop, the monoculture agricultural practice, and the general roadside infrastructure are most typical of rural Iowa, which leads US corn production. Without distinctive landmarks, signage, or unique topographic features visible, the location is estimated to be within the central Iowa corn-growing region near Ames.
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.