Geoguessr
Released: 2026-01-31
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meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 5
Distance: 13984km
Lat: 27.68178341632688, Lng: 75.49075671954441
Reasoning:
The image shows a desert-like landscape with dry shrubs and mountains in the background. The terrain and vegetation are characteristic of parts of northern Mexico. The specific coordinates (26.416667, -100.5) correspond to an area near Monterrey, Mexico, which is consistent with the observed landscape.
google/gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-2025
Score: 4782
Distance: 89km
Lat: 27.68178341632688, Lng: 75.49075671954441
Reasoning:
The image displays a dry, scrubland landscape with sparse, brownish-green vegetation and reddish-brown, rocky soil. In the background, there are low, arid-looking hills/mountains. The overall climate and topography strongly suggest a semi-arid or arid region of South Asia, specifically India. The appearance of the hills and the scattered, thorny vegetation is characteristic of regions like Rajasthan or parts of Gujarat. The lack of distinct man-made features makes pinpointing an exact location difficult, but historical data often places such user-contributed imagery in areas near major cities in Rajasthan when such a general environment is shown. The coordinates chosen are near Jaipur, Rajasthan, which fits the geographical characteristics (Aravalli Range foothills, dry scrub vegetation).
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 62
Distance: 8783km
Lat: 27.68178341632688, Lng: 75.49075671954441
Reasoning:
This image shows a semi-arid savanna landscape with sparse vegetation, red/brown soil, and rocky terrain characteristic of the Sahel region of West Africa. The vegetation pattern, soil color, and landscape morphology are typical of areas in Mali, Burkina Faso, or neighboring countries in the West African Sahel. The overcast sky and dry season appearance, combined with the distinctive red laterite soil and scattered thornbush vegetation, point to this region. The landscape is too dry for humid tropical areas but has enough vegetation for true desert, making it consistent with the Sahel belt around 12-13°N latitude and 8-9°W longitude, likely in Mali or Burkina Faso.
x-ai/grok-4-fast
x-ai
Score: 4779
Distance: 90km
Lat: 27.68178341632688, Lng: 75.49075671954441
Reasoning:
The image depicts a dry, arid landscape with sparse bushes, rocky ground, and distant hills under a cloudy sky, characteristic of semi-desert regions in Rajasthan, India. The vegetation and terrain match areas around Jaipur, which has Google Street View coverage of such rural, barren spots.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 400
Distance: 5054km
Lat: 27.68178341632688, Lng: 75.49075671954441
Reasoning:
Semi-arid landscape with red-brown rocky soil, low thorny shrubs and scattered small trees (resembling Acacia), plus distant rounded hills — typical of the central/northern Kenya Rift/foothill zone. Vegetation and soil color match the semi-arid savanna around Isiolo/Meru region in Kenya; Google captured imagery in these remote areas around 2014, which fits the visible watermark.
qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking
qwen
Score: 3963
Distance: 465km
Lat: 27.68178341632688, Lng: 75.49075671954441
Reasoning:
The landscape features arid, dry terrain with sparse vegetation and distant mountains, characteristic of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India. The region around Pachpadra in Barmer district (Rajasthan) matches this terrain, with coordinates typically falling around 25.5°N, 71.5°E. The overcast sky and rocky, sparse vegetation further align with the typical conditions of this desert region.
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.