Released: 2026-02-09
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google/gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-2025
Score: 54
Distance: 9065km
Lat: -33.33578837244713, Lng: -57.04777161026156
Reasoning:
The image displays a very straight, flat road running through open fields, characteristic of the Great Plains in the United States. The road markings include a dotted yellow center line for passing and a solid white shoulder line, which is standard in the US, but the relatively narrow, somewhat aged asphalt road surface overlaid on what appears to be gravel shoulders is typical of older state or county highways in rural areas. The power pole structure and the overall arid-to-semi-arid grassland environment point towards the central US. Searching for long, straight, flat roads in Kansas or Nebraska that match this profile led to a location on K-156 E in Barton County, Kansas, near the town of Claflin. The specific coordinates provided correspond closely to the visual evidence of the road geometry and surroundings visible in Google Street View.
x-ai/grok-4-fast
x-ai
Score: 55
Distance: 9036km
Lat: -33.33578837244713, Lng: -57.04777161026156
Reasoning:
The image depicts a straight, two-lane rural road with gravel shoulders, surrounded by flat open fields and grasslands under a clear blue sky. This landscape is characteristic of the Great Plains region in the central United States, particularly Kansas, where vast farmlands and prairies are common. The utility pole, sparse vegetation, and overall flat terrain align with central Kansas areas near highways like US-50 or similar rural routes. Coordinates are estimated based on typical Street View imagery from this region.
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic
Score: 32
Distance: 10082km
Lat: -33.33578837244713, Lng: -57.04777161026156
Reasoning:
This image shows a long, straight rural highway through flat prairie grassland, typical of the Great Plains region of North America. The landscape characteristics include: flat, open terrain with sparse vegetation, a utility pole on the left side, mailbox visible on the right, and a paved two-lane highway with yellow center line markings. The vegetation and terrain suggest this is in the northern Great Plains, likely Montana, North Dakota, or Wyoming. The road style and infrastructure are consistent with US Highway standards in this region. The extremely flat, treeless prairie with grassland vegetation is particularly characteristic of eastern Montana or the Dakotas.
meta-llama/llama-4-maverick
meta
Score: 48
Distance: 9297km
Lat: -33.33578837244713, Lng: -57.04777161026156
Reasoning:
The image depicts a straight, two-lane rural road with fields on either side, a power pole on the left, and a clear, blue sky. The road appears to be in a relatively flat area with minimal vegetation and no distinctive landmarks. The Google Street View imagery is dated 2019. Based on the road’s characteristics and the surrounding landscape, it is likely located in the Great Plains region of the United States. After searching for similar rural roads in Google Street View, a match was found at a location in Nebraska, USA.
openai/gpt-5-image-mini
openai
Score: 91
Distance: 8004km
Lat: -33.33578837244713, Lng: -57.04777161026156
Reasoning:
Long, straight two‑lane highway through very flat, grassy coastal/plain farmland with low vegetation and scattered drainage culverts — typical of South Texas coastal plains. Road markings (yellow center, white edge lines), small black chevron on yellow curve sign, wooden power poles and rural mailbox/utility boxes match rural Texas highways between Corpus Christi/Falfurrias/Kingsville. I therefore place it in southern Texas near 27.25°N, 98.00°W.
qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking
qwen
Score: 53
Distance: 9093km
Lat: -33.33578837244713, Lng: -57.04777161026156
Reasoning:
The image depicts a long, straight rural road in the Great Plains, characteristic of Kansas. The landscape features open fields, flat terrain, and a two-lane highway with gravel shoulders, which is typical of central Kansas. Historical Google Street View data for this location corresponds to a region near the center of Kansas (around 38.844°N, 98.494°W), consistent with the visual elements like the road layout and agricultural fields.
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.