When using AppEngine, it is better to use Cloud Tasks <https://cloud.google.com/tasks/docs/dual-overview> at the moment of performing long-running requests. As you mentioned, you could also use Compute Engine and there could be ways to integrate PubSub but if you are already in App Engine and you would like to stick to it, Cloud Tasks would be a good solution for you.
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