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meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 2110
Distance: 1726km
Lat: 51.2167
Lng: -1.2833
The image depicts a rural road with lush greenery and a blue sky, characteristic of the English countryside. The road’s double white lines and the presence of a grass verge on the right-hand side are typical of UK road design. The landscape and road features suggest a location in southern England, possibly in Hampshire or surrounding counties, given the rolling hills and tree-lined road.
google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 3438
Distance: 749km
Lat: 44.202302
Lng: 21.650831
The road markings with double continuous white lines in the center of a relatively narrow rural road, combined with the lush green rolling hills and deciduous vegetation, are characteristic of Central and Southern Serbia. The style of the small orange structure by the tree is also typical of roadside maintenance or bus stops in the Balkan region.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 2701
Distance: 1231km
Lat: 52.1
Lng: 5.8
This image shows a typical rural Dutch road with characteristic features: flat terrain, straight road with white center line markings, lush green vegetation on both sides, scattered trees, and well-maintained asphalt surface. The landscape is completely flat with no hills, the vegetation is dense and green suggesting a temperate climate with adequate rainfall, and the road design matches Dutch rural road standards. The flat polder-like terrain, road infrastructure style, and vegetation pattern are typical of the Netherlands, particularly in the central or eastern regions. The image appears to be from Google Street View based on the watermark.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 2330
Distance: 1527km
Lat: 48.8566
Lng: 2.3522
This image shows a rural road in what appears to be a European countryside setting. The road markings (double solid white lines), vegetation type (deciduous trees with dense green foliage), and overall landscape suggest a temperate climate. The road infrastructure and Google Street View coverage pattern is consistent with France. The specific location is difficult to pinpoint precisely, but based on the rural French road characteristics, flat to gently rolling terrain, and vegetation type, this appears to be in the northern or central part of France. Without more distinctive landmarks, I’m estimating a location in the broader Paris region / Ile-de-France area which has similar rural landscapes on its outskirts. However, this could also be in Normandy, Picardy, or other northern French regions with similar characteristics. The coordinate provided is a reasonable estimate for rural France.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 3896
Distance: 499km
Lat: 55.3
Lng: 24
Rural two‑lane road, northern European temperate vegetation (birch/scrub), narrow grassy verges and drainage ditches. Centre road marking is a double white line often used in Baltic states; small blue roadside sign and an orange bus‑shelter/utility box visible — style common in Lithuania. Landscape is flat to gently rolling with scattered trees, typical of central Lithuania, so I place the shot in central Lithuania near 55.3 N, 24.0 E.
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.