I wonder if there's any chance Gillibrand tries to come off as more progressive than Warren, assuming they both run in 2020 and Sanders doesn't. She's obviously trying to move more toward the left.
Gillibrand voted against the $80 billion military increase that Warren voted for. However, Gillibrand has certainly flip flopped on a number of issues since she was a Blue Dog in the House, so I wouldn't trust her too much.
She was also representing a conservative district in the House so obviously she was going to be more conservative when representing that district than representing the most democratic state in the country.