Released: 2026-07-01
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 3547
Distance: 687km
Lat: 61.34352
Lng: 13.064547
The architecture of the red wooden buildings with thin vertical siding and metal roofs is characteristic of rural Sweden, particularly in the Dalarna region. The gravel road, birch trees, and undulating hilly terrain in the background suggest a location in the central-western part of the country near the Norwegian border.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 3938
Distance: 478km
Lat: 63.5
Lng: 25.5
This image shows a rural Finnish landscape with characteristic features: wooden red/brown buildings with metal roofs, birch trees, sparse vegetation typical of boreal forest, and an unpaved road. The architectural style and landscape are typical of central Finland. The flat terrain, birch forests, and the specific building construction style suggest this is somewhere in the Finnish interior, likely in the region around central or eastern Finland. The autumn/late summer season and the overall aesthetic point to northern European Scandinavia, specifically Finland.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 3429
Distance: 755km
Lat: 60.3524
Lng: 15.2434
The image depicts a rural landscape with wooden buildings and a dirt road, characteristic of Scandinavian countries. The presence of birch trees and the overall aesthetic suggest a location in Sweden or Norway. The cloudy sky and vegetation hint at a northern latitude. After narrowing down the possibilities based on these features, a likely location is in Sweden, particularly in regions known for their rural landscapes and forestry.
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic
Score: 3634
Distance: 638km
Lat: 61.5
Lng: 14.8
The image shows a rural Scandinavian landscape with traditional red/brown wooden farm buildings with metal roofs, birch trees, open fields, and gently rolling forested hills in the background. The architectural style, vegetation (birch trees), and landscape are characteristic of central Sweden, likely in Dalarna or Härjedalen county. The gravel road, wooden barn structures with corrugated metal roofs, and the overall feel suggest this is in the Swedish countryside, approximately in the Dalarna/Härjedalen region.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 3959
Distance: 467km
Lat: 63.18
Lng: 14.64
Rural Scandinavian scene — vertical wooden cladding, Falu-red outbuilding, metal roof, birch and spruce mix and gravel road are typical for Sweden. Vegetation and low distant hills suggest interior northern Sweden (Jämtland region) rather than southern flatlands or coastal Norway/Finland. Coordinates chosen near Östersund area in Jämtland where landscapes and building styles match the image.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 3655
Distance: 627km
Lat: 62.5
Lng: 27.5
The image depicts a rural landscape with unpaved gravel roads, wooden farm buildings with metal roofs (particularly the vertical plank siding on the main barn), and boreal vegetation including mixed deciduous and coniferous trees. This architectural style and landscape is characteristic of rural Scandinavia, particularly Finland or Sweden. The red outbuilding with a dark roof is reminiscent of traditional Finnish farm structures. The relatively flat terrain with distant low hills and the specific type of rural development pattern suggests this is likely in rural Finland, possibly in the central or eastern regions (such as the Lakeland area or Kainuu region). The coordinates 62.5, 27.5 place this estimate in the approximate region of Finland, though without more specific landmarks, this is an educated guess based on the Nordic rural architectural and landscape features visible.
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.