Released: 2026-09-18
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google/gemini-3-flash-preview
Score: 4525
Distance: 200km
Lat: 52.336423
Lng: 8.019488
The road markings, specifically the long dashed white center lines and the solid white outer lines, combined with the design of the speed limit sign (red circle with 80) and the black-and-white delineator posts, are characteristic of a German federal road (Bundesstraße). The mixed deciduous and coniferous forest, along with the flat terrain and specific road geometry, suggests a location in Lower Saxony, specifically near the Osnabrück region on the B68.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 4252
Distance: 324km
Lat: 52.0511
Lng: 5.7656
This appears to be a Dutch highway based on several distinctive features: the road markings with white dashed lines in the center, the road design and width, the flat terrain with dense forest on both sides, the vegetation style, and the overall landscape characteristic of the Netherlands. The road appears to be a major provincial route (likely an A-road or N-road) in central Netherlands. The tree-lined avenue style and the specific road infrastructure suggest this is somewhere in the Gelderland or Overijssel region of the Netherlands.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 4470
Distance: 224km
Lat: 52.949
Lng: 6.533
The road markings, the style of the trees, and the road sign on the right side of the road suggest that the image is taken in Europe. The road appears to be a rural or regional road, likely in a country with a temperate climate. The presence of a bike path on the left side of the road and the style of the road signs are consistent with Dutch or German road infrastructure. The specific combination of road markings and the surrounding landscape is consistent with roads found in the Netherlands, particularly in rural areas.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 3352
Distance: 800km
Lat: 59.45
Lng: 17.85
Right-hand traffic, EU-style circular speed sign with red border and white face, separated cycle/pedestrian path on the left and a chevron-painted traffic island – these features and the birch/conifer mix vegetation are typical of Sweden. Road markings (short dashed center lines and painted hatched area) and the style/placement of signs match Swedish rural/commuter roads in the Stockholm/Uppsala region, so I place the guess in central-east Sweden near Stockholm (approx. 59.45 N, 17.85 E).
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
moonshot
Score: 4502
Distance: 210km
Lat: 52
Lng: 9.5
The image displays characteristic features of German roads including circular regulatory signs with red borders (likely a 50 km/h speed limit sign), distinctive road surface markings with hatched ladder patterns separating the roadway from bicycle lanes, white European-style license plates on vehicles, and the overall road infrastructure design typical of rural or suburban Germany.
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