Based on a discussion with an App Engine Specialist, the difference in size comes from the way each tool works. Cloud SDK uses Cloud Build in the background and containerizes the deployment along with the runtime selected ( i.e Java8 ), making the deployment itself bigger. On the other hand, AppCfg deploys the code and then uses the desired runtime directly from the repository, therefore making the deployment smaller.
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