In Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), several factors can significantly impact pricing. However, there are also factors that generally do not directly affect the cost of your services. Here are a few:

Factors That Generally Do Not Impact Pricing in OCI:

1. Data Transfer In: Unlike data transfer out, which typically incurs a cost, inbound data transfer to the Oracle Cloud is often free.

2. Number of Users: The basic cost structure does not usually consider the number of end-users accessing the services, although more users may require additional resources that could increase costs.

3. API Calls: Basic API requests, such as creating, listing, and deleting resources, usually do not incur additional costs, except if they lead to the provisioning of additional paid resources.

4. Snapshots: While storing snapshots might cost you, the act of creating a snapshot is generally not an operation that directly impacts cost.

5. Metadata Tags: Adding metadata tags to your resources for organization and tracking purposes is typically not a factor that affects your bill.

6. Monitoring and Alarms: Basic monitoring services and alarms are usually offered at no additional cost, although some advanced monitoring features may incur extra charges.

7. Access Control: Utilizing Identity and Access Management (IAM) to control permissions does not usually add to the costs.

8. Console Access: Access to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console is typically not an extra charge.

9. Resource State: Whether a resource is “stopped” or “terminated” generally does not incur ongoing charges, although associated resources like static IPs might.

10. Location: While different regions might have different pricing, within a single region, the location (availability domain) typically does not affect pricing.