Geoguessr
Released: 2026-08-16
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meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 2897
Distance: 1092km
Lat: 46.0793
Lng: 9.0236
The image appears to be a rural or mountainous area with a house on a hillside. The architecture of the house, including the balcony and red shutters, is consistent with styles found in certain European regions. The presence of lush greenery and the overall scenery suggests a location in a mountainous part of Europe. The specific location is likely in Italy or Switzerland due to the architectural style and the natural surroundings. After analyzing the image and considering various locations, the coordinates 46.0793, 9.0236 in Italy match the visual characteristics of the image.
google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 4382
Distance: 264km
Lat: 39.4312683
Lng: 21.4646549
The architecture of the house, specifically the white stucco with red window shutters and the external staircase design, is highly characteristic of rural mountainous regions in Greece, particularly in the Pindus mountain range. The concrete utility pole with a specific transformer/junction box is a common sight along Greek national roads. The lush, deciduous vegetation and the autumn colors suggest a temperate, high-elevation environment consistent with the Trikala or Ioannina regional units.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 4766
Distance: 96km
Lat: 42.6584
Lng: 21.1789
This image shows a distinctive abandoned or deteriorated multi-story building in a rural, forested setting with a utility pole. The architectural style, condition of the building, scattered debris including what appears to be rusted metal materials, and the lush vegetation suggest this is likely in the Balkans region, possibly Kosovo or Serbia. The building style and overall aesthetic are consistent with structures found in rural areas of the Prishtina region. The overgrown surroundings and state of disrepair suggest this is an abandoned structure in a remote area of Kosovo.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 3603
Distance: 656km
Lat: 42.277
Lng: 13.4005
Rural European/Italian look: white two-storey house with red shutters and clay tile roof, external metal staircase and balcony typical of small Italian mountain villages. Vegetation (deciduous mixed woodland) and concrete retaining wall with gravel road suggest Apennine foothills. Electrical pole and meter box style common in Italy. My best estimate is central Italy (Abruzzo, near L’Aquila) in the Apennines.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 3384
Distance: 781km
Lat: 46.25
Lng: 13.75
The image shows a house with distinctive red roof tiles, white facade, and external staircase characteristic of Alpine and Balkan architecture, particularly common in Slovenia. The mountainous, forested terrain with mixed deciduous trees, the style of the concrete utility pole with electrical cabinet, the stone retaining wall, and the unpaved road shoulder are all consistent with rural Slovenia, specifically the Julian Alps or Soča Valley region near the town of Tolmin. The house design with the external staircase accessing the upper floor is typical of traditional Slovenian mountain homes.
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.