Where each model’s mental map of New York is sharpest
The five locations each model estimates distances to most accurately —
from names alone, no images, no web access. A location’s score is its
median relative error across the nine pairs it appears in.
condition text / names only45 pairs · 10 locations18 estimates per locationscore = median |pred−actual| / actual
Accuracy overview — all ten locations
Every location, ranked within each model. Cell shows median relative error (lower = sharper);
the badge is that model’s rank for the location. Each model’s top five are marked in accent.
Rows sorted by average error across models.
Location
Haiku
Sonnet
Opus
MET Museum
5%#1
1%#1
2%#1
Butler Hall
6%#2
4%#2
4%#4
St Patrick's Cathedral
10%#5
6%#3
3%#2
Village Vanguard
9%#3
7%#4
4%#5
Empire State Building
10%#4
19%#6
3%#3
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
20%#7
15%#5
5%#6
Bánh
44%#8
21%#7
24%#8
Double Dutch Espresso
60%#10
56%#8
8%#7
Tofu Tofu
19%#6
80%#10
39%#9
Sote Coffee Roasters
60%#9
77%#9
51%#10
<5%5–12%12–25%25–50%≥50%
Haiku
5 sharpest locations
#1
MET Museum
1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA
4.5%median err
Median abs. error174 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 2%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
Tofu Tofu
7,389
7,400
7,490
1%
St Patrick's Cathedral
2,560
2,536
2,532
1%
Empire State Building
3,930
3,850
3,778
3%
Village Vanguard
5,810
5,700
5,560
3%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
4,033
3,950
3,837
4%
Butler Hall
3,217
3,064
2,750
10%
Bánh
7,915
6,050
4,420
34%
Double Dutch Espresso
3,038
8,500
7,820
169%
Sote Coffee Roasters
1,398
8,430
8,300
498%
MET Museum is at 1000 Fifth Avenue (Upper East Side, ~82nd St). Tofu Tofu is an Asian establishment, most likely in Chinatown/Lower East Side (~Canal & Mulberry). The straight-line separation spans roughly 7.25 km north-south and 1.42 km east-west, yielding a Euclidean distance of approximately 7.4 km.best-pair reasoning
#2
Butler Hall
Butler Hall, 400 W 119th St, New York, NY 10027, USA
6.3%median err
Median abs. error445 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 4%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
St Patrick's Cathedral
5,707
5,400
5,833
4%
Empire State Building
7,023
6,600
6,870
4%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
7,128
6,915
6,729
4%
Village Vanguard
8,806
8,580
8,230
5%
Tofu Tofu
10,535
10,450
8,900
8%
MET Museum
3,217
3,064
2,750
10%
Bánh
11,082
9,200
9,270
17%
Sote Coffee Roasters
3,521
7,500
9,800
146%
Double Dutch Espresso
445
10,800
4,500
1620%
Butler Hall (Columbia University, Upper West Side at ~114th & Broadway) to Tofu Tofu (Chinatown restaurant near Canal & Mott) spans roughly 5.6 miles north-south through Manhattan. Using haversine calculation from 40.8063, -73.9630 to 40.7155, -73.9973.best-pair reasoning
#3
Village Vanguard
178 7th Ave S, New York, NY 10014, USA
8.6%median err
Median abs. error369 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 5%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
MET Museum
5,810
5,700
5,560
3%
Butler Hall
8,806
8,580
8,230
5%
Empire State Building
1,928
2,036
2,045
6%
St Patrick's Cathedral
3,302
2,950
3,100
8%
Tofu Tofu
2,106
2,040
1,700
11%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
1,835
1,890
2,220
12%
Bánh
2,719
2,300
2,100
19%
Sote Coffee Roasters
5,319
4,200
7,047
27%
Double Dutch Espresso
8,738
4,700
4,600
47%
MET Museum is at Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street (Upper East Side). Village Vanguard is at Seventh Avenue South near 11th Street (Greenwich Village). Using the Manhattan street grid: north-south component is 71 blocks × 79 m/block ≈ 5,609 m. East-west component is 2 avenue blocks × 280 m/block ≈ 560 m. Pythagorean distance: √(5,609² + 560²) ≈ 5,637 m, rounded to 5,700 m.best-pair reasoning
#4
Empire State Building
20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001, USA
9.6%median err
Median abs. error221 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 5%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
MET Museum
3,930
3,850
3,778
3%
Butler Hall
7,023
6,600
6,870
4%
Village Vanguard
1,928
2,036
2,045
6%
St Patrick's Cathedral
1,384
1,300
1,070
14%
Tofu Tofu
3,522
2,550
3,610
15%
Double Dutch Espresso
6,917
5,000
5,420
25%
Bánh
4,090
2,300
3,800
25%
Sote Coffee Roasters
3,643
5,160
3,200
27%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
105
252
180
106%
Both the MET Museum (1000 Fifth Ave, ~82nd St) and Empire State Building (350 Fifth Ave, ~34th St) are located on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The primary separation is north-south: 48 blocks × 80.5 meters/block ≈ 3,864 meters. East-west variation is minimal since both are on the same avenue. Coordinate-based calculation (Δlat=0.0329°, Δlon=0.0117°) confirms approximately 3,800 meters straight-line best-pair reasoning
#5
St Patrick's Cathedral
5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
10.0%median err
Median abs. error333 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 6%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
MET Museum
2,560
2,536
2,532
1%
Butler Hall
5,707
5,400
5,833
4%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
1,485
1,440
1,560
4%
Village Vanguard
3,302
2,950
3,100
8%
Empire State Building
1,384
1,300
1,070
14%
Tofu Tofu
4,837
3,240
4,380
21%
Double Dutch Espresso
5,574
4,320
3,800
27%
Bánh
5,376
3,440
2,500
45%
Sote Coffee Roasters
2,495
5,920
3,210
83%
The MET Museum is located on 5th Avenue at approximately 82nd Street (40.7813°N, 73.9740°W) on the Upper East Side. St Patrick's Cathedral is on 5th Avenue at approximately 50th Street (40.7585°N, 73.9759°W) in Midtown. Both are on or very near the same avenue, so the distance is primarily the north-south separation of roughly 32 blocks. Using coordinate conversion (1° latitude ≈ 111 km at this labest-pair reasoning
Sonnet
5 sharpest locations
#1
MET Museum
1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA
1.2%median err
Median abs. error51 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 0%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
Empire State Building
3,930
3,926
3,940
0%
St Patrick's Cathedral
2,560
2,560
2,570
0%
Village Vanguard
5,810
5,790
5,874
1%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
4,033
4,000
4,071
1%
Butler Hall
3,217
3,070
3,200
2%
Bánh
7,915
6,500
6,075
21%
Double Dutch Espresso
3,038
4,400
3,000
23%
Tofu Tofu
7,389
4,050
4,000
46%
Sote Coffee Roasters
1,398
6,000
3,700
247%
Met Museum is on 5th Ave at 82nd St; St. Patrick's Cathedral is on 5th Ave at 50th St. Both on Fifth Avenue, difference of ~32 blocks. NYC avenue blocks north-south are about 80m each, giving ~2560m.best-pair reasoning
#2
Butler Hall
Butler Hall, 400 W 119th St, New York, NY 10027, USA
4.2%median err
Median abs. error242 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 3%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
Village Vanguard
8,806
8,600
8,630
2%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
7,128
7,000
6,900
2%
Empire State Building
7,023
6,760
6,932
2%
MET Museum
3,217
3,070
3,200
2%
St Patrick's Cathedral
5,707
5,550
5,500
3%
Bánh
11,082
9,000
9,300
17%
Sote Coffee Roasters
3,521
1,400
900
67%
Tofu Tofu
10,535
750
800
93%
Double Dutch Espresso
445
700
1,930
196%
Butler Hall is a Columbia University-affiliated residential building located at roughly 400 West 119th Street, Morningside Heights, Manhattan (~40.808°N, 73.961°W). The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, Manhattan (~40.7794°N, 73.9632°W). The two points differ mainly in latitude (about 37 blocks north-south, roughly 3.2 km) with a small longitudinal ofbest-pair reasoning
#3
St Patrick's Cathedral
5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
5.5%median err
Median abs. error182 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 1%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
MET Museum
2,560
2,560
2,570
0%
Village Vanguard
3,302
3,400
3,260
2%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
1,485
1,410
1,475
3%
Butler Hall
5,707
5,550
5,500
3%
Empire State Building
1,384
1,300
1,395
3%
Double Dutch Espresso
5,574
6,200
6,450
14%
Bánh
5,376
4,600
4,550
15%
Tofu Tofu
4,837
1,400
1,290
72%
Sote Coffee Roasters
2,495
5,800
3,200
80%
Met Museum is on 5th Ave at 82nd St; St. Patrick's Cathedral is on 5th Ave at 50th St. Both on Fifth Avenue, difference of ~32 blocks. NYC avenue blocks north-south are about 80m each, giving ~2560m.best-pair reasoning
#4
Village Vanguard
178 7th Ave S, New York, NY 10014, USA
6.6%median err
Median abs. error191 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 7%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
MET Museum
5,810
5,790
5,874
1%
St Patrick's Cathedral
3,302
3,400
3,260
2%
Butler Hall
8,806
8,600
8,630
2%
Empire State Building
1,928
1,850
1,966
3%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
1,835
1,666
1,817
5%
Tofu Tofu
2,106
1,900
1,900
10%
Bánh
2,719
2,300
1,670
27%
Double Dutch Espresso
8,738
3,400
2,400
67%
Sote Coffee Roasters
5,319
2,000
1,100
71%
Met Museum is at ~5th Ave & 82nd St (40.7794, -73.9632). Village Vanguard is at 178 7th Ave South near 11th St in Greenwich Village (40.7357, -74.0004). Latitude difference ~0.0437° (~4850m), longitude difference ~0.0372° (~3160m at this latitude). Combined via Pythagorean theorem gives ~5790m.best-pair reasoning
#5
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
5 W 32nd St, New York, NY 10001, USA
15.3%median err
Median abs. error237 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 7%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
MET Museum
4,033
4,000
4,071
1%
Butler Hall
7,128
7,000
6,900
2%
St Patrick's Cathedral
1,485
1,410
1,475
3%
Village Vanguard
1,835
1,666
1,817
5%
Bánh
3,986
3,400
3,350
15%
Double Dutch Espresso
7,022
4,800
450
63%
Sote Coffee Roasters
3,746
700
450
85%
Tofu Tofu
3,418
150
220
95%
Empire State Building
105
350
210
167%
St Patrick's Cathedral is located on 5th Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets (~40.7585°N, 73.9760°W). BCD Tofu House is on W 32nd St in Koreatown, near Broadway/5th Ave (~40.7477°N, 73.9862°W). This gives roughly 19 blocks north-south (~19*60m ≈ 1140m north-south) plus some east-west offset (~1 avenue block, ~150-250m). Using coordinate differences: lat diff ~0.0108° (~1200m), lon diff ~0.0102° (best-pair reasoning
Opus
5 sharpest locations
#1
MET Museum
1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA
2.2%median err
Median abs. error95 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 1%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
Butler Hall
3,217
3,200
3,200
0%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
4,033
4,100
4,000
1%
Empire State Building
3,930
3,900
3,850
1%
St Patrick's Cathedral
2,560
2,500
2,550
1%
Village Vanguard
5,810
5,700
5,750
2%
Double Dutch Espresso
3,038
3,300
2,800
8%
Bánh
7,915
6,000
6,500
21%
Tofu Tofu
7,389
4,300
8,000
25%
Sote Coffee Roasters
1,398
7,000
6,700
390%
The MET Museum sits on Fifth Ave at ~82nd St. St Patrick's Cathedral is on Fifth Ave between 50th and 51st St. Both are essentially on Fifth Avenue, ~31-32 blocks apart. At ~80m per block, that's roughly 2.5 km straight-line.best-pair reasoning
#2
St Patrick's Cathedral
5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
3.2%median err
Median abs. error132 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 2%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
Empire State Building
1,384
1,350
1,390
1%
MET Museum
2,560
2,500
2,550
1%
Butler Hall
5,707
5,600
5,550
2%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
1,485
1,550
1,490
2%
Double Dutch Espresso
5,574
5,500
5,300
3%
Village Vanguard
3,302
3,200
3,120
4%
Bánh
5,376
5,200
3,800
16%
Sote Coffee Roasters
2,495
5,500
4,200
94%
Tofu Tofu
4,837
1,600
12,300
111%
St Patrick's Cathedral sits at 5th Ave & 50th St (~40.7585, -73.9760). BCD Tofu House is in Koreatown on W 32nd St near 5th Ave/Broadway (~40.7476, -73.9862). Latitude difference ~0.0109° (~1210 m) and longitude difference ~0.010° (~860 m) give a straight-line distance of about 1.5 km.best-pair reasoning
#3
Empire State Building
20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001, USA
3.2%median err
Median abs. error120 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 2%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
Butler Hall
7,023
7,000
6,900
1%
Double Dutch Espresso
6,917
6,900
6,800
1%
MET Museum
3,930
3,900
3,850
1%
St Patrick's Cathedral
1,384
1,350
1,390
1%
Village Vanguard
1,928
1,900
1,830
3%
Sote Coffee Roasters
3,643
3,500
3,500
4%
Bánh
4,090
5,000
3,100
23%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
105
250
300
163%
Tofu Tofu
3,522
12,500
450
171%
Double Dutch Espresso is in Harlem (~Frederick Douglass Blvd near 118th St). Empire State Building is at 34th & 5th. That's ~84 blocks north-south (~6.7 km) plus a modest westward offset, giving roughly 7 km.best-pair reasoning
#4
Butler Hall
Butler Hall, 400 W 119th St, New York, NY 10027, USA
3.9%median err
Median abs. error278 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 2%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
MET Museum
3,217
3,200
3,200
0%
Empire State Building
7,023
7,000
6,900
1%
Village Vanguard
8,806
8,700
8,680
1%
St Patrick's Cathedral
5,707
5,600
5,550
2%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
7,128
6,800
6,900
4%
Bánh
11,082
9,500
9,500
14%
Tofu Tofu
10,535
6,800
9,000
25%
Double Dutch Espresso
445
800
900
91%
Sote Coffee Roasters
3,521
6,000
9,500
120%
Butler Hall is near Columbia/Morningside Heights (~119th St, Morningside Dr). Empire State Building is at 34th St & 5th Ave. ~85 blocks north-south (~6.8 km) plus slight east-west offset, giving roughly 7 km.best-pair reasoning
#5
Village Vanguard
178 7th Ave S, New York, NY 10014, USA
4.2%median err
Median abs. error144 m
Typical biasunder-predicts 4%
Estimates18 (9 pairs x 2 efforts)
Paired with
Actual
Low
High
Err
Butler Hall
8,806
8,700
8,680
1%
MET Museum
5,810
5,700
5,750
2%
Double Dutch Espresso
8,738
8,900
8,400
3%
Empire State Building
1,928
1,900
1,830
3%
BCD Tofu House, 32nd St
1,835
1,750
1,780
4%
St Patrick's Cathedral
3,302
3,200
3,120
4%
Bánh
2,719
2,400
2,300
14%
Tofu Tofu
2,106
1,600
1,900
17%
Sote Coffee Roasters
5,319
2,800
3,500
41%
MET Museum is on 5th Ave at ~82nd St (40.779, -73.963). Village Vanguard is in Greenwich Village on 7th Ave South (~40.737, -74.001). Lat diff ~0.042° ≈ 4.7 km N-S; lng diff ~0.038° ≈ 3.2 km E-W. Euclidean ≈ 5.7 km.best-pair reasoning