Released: 2026-08-13
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 4893
Distance: 43km
Lat: 37.7766355
Lng: 27.9745107
The road signs with red arrows (chevrons) and white backgrounds, combined with the yellow outer road lines and the specific Mediterranean vegetation (pine and olive trees), are highly characteristic of rural mountainous areas in Western Turkey. The rolling hills and stone wall construction further suggest the Aydin or Mugla provinces.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 3
Distance: 14976km
Lat: -33.8895
Lng: 151.1689
This image shows a rural gravel/dirt road with yellow center line markings, characteristic of South African rural roads. The landscape features rolling hills with Mediterranean-style vegetation, dry grassland, and scattered rocks. The vegetation pattern and terrain are consistent with the Western Cape or similar regions in South Africa. The road markings and general landscape appearance strongly suggest this is in South Africa’s interior or mountainous regions.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 4811
Distance: 77km
Lat: 36.8
Lng: 27.75
Mediterranean hill landscape with olive trees, umbrella pines and low stone walls; narrow rural asphalt with yellow centre/edge markings and red-white roadside delineators typical of Turkey’s Aegean/Muğla/Datça region. Vegetation, terrain and road furniture strongly match southwestern Turkish coastal interior.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 3848
Distance: 524km
Lat: 38.216667
Lng: 21.75
The image depicts a rural road with a gravel surface and yellow center line markings, surrounded by lush greenery and stone walls on either side. The road appears to be in a mountainous region, with hills and trees visible in the background. The presence of a stone wall on the right side of the road is reminiscent of traditional Greek construction. The climate and vegetation suggest a Mediterranean location. Based on these observations, a plausible location could be Greece, possibly near the city of Patras, which is known for its rural landscapes and mountainous surroundings.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 1057
Distance: 3108km
Lat: 37.5
Lng: -7.8
The image shows a rural road with Mediterranean vegetation including olive trees and cork oaks, dry stone walls, and hilly terrain characteristic of the Iberian Peninsula. The road markings (double yellow lines) and infrastructure style are consistent with Portugal, specifically the Alentejo or Algarve regions. The combination of maquis vegetation, stone wall construction, and road type strongly suggests southern Portugal rather than Spain, Italy, or Greece.
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.